Islet tumors -- surgical treatment.
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چکیده
Three patients with insulinoma have been presented. Accurate diagnosis, localization, and multiplicity are possible employing angiography, sonography, CAT, and insulin concentration determinations of speci mens obtained by percutaneous, transhepatic simultaneous sampling of the portal, splenic and superior mesenteric veins. Meticulous exploration of the gland will permit enucleation rather than major resection to be a feasible solution and the operation of choice.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta medica portuguesa
دوره 4 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983