The patient was a healthy adolescent who suffered blunt abdominal trauma while skiing (direct impact of the abdomen against a post). He was brought to the emergency department of our hospital by ambulance. On admission, the patient was hemodynamically stable (blood pressure: 110/70 mmHg, HR: 80) with hemoglobin 12 g/ dl. He presented multiple abdominal erosions with signs of Digestive continuit...

background: few cases of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (phhi) have been reported, so far. the main concern in the management of phhi is to prevent severe hypoglycemia, which can lead to coma, brain damage and mental retardation. total or subtotal pancreatectomy is normally required for the infants, despite the availability of medical therapies. case report: in this report,...

BACKGROUND A recent Cochrane review compared laparoscopic versus open distal pancreatectomy for people with for cancers of the body and tail of the pancreas and found that laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy may reduce the length of hospital stay. We compared the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy versus open distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer. METHOD Model based...

Background: Few cases of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) have been reported, so far. The main concern in the management of PHHI is to prevent severe hypoglycemia, which can lead to coma, brain damage and mental retardation. Total or subtotal pancreatectomy is normally required for the infants, despite the availability of medical therapies. Case report: In this report...