[Pancreatic beta-cell hyperplasia in adults. A clinical case]. / L'iperplasia delle beta-cellule pancreatiche nell'adulto. Caso clinico.
Minerva Endocrinol
; 21(2): 73-8, 1996 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9026684
ABSTRACT
The author describe a rare case of pancreatic beta-cell hyperplasia. The patient was referred to us because of serious hypoglycemic crises. During hospitalization, endogenous hyperinsulinism was confirmed by hematochemical and instrumental tests. AngioCT of the pancreas evidenced a small lesion of the corpus, suspected of insulinoma. The patient underwent a corpus caudalis pancreatectomy a small nodule with histologic neuroendocrine traits was ablated. A few days after the operation, new symptomatic hypoglycemia appeared. The hormonal tests confirmed a recurrence of endogenous hyperinsulinism. The patient underwent a new operation for pancreaticoduodenectomy histological examination confirmed a pancreatic beta-cells hyperplasia. This condition has to be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of post prandial hypoglycemia. Besides, the observation of an insulinoma doesn't exclude the presence of a diffused disorder of islet cells as in the case above described.
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Assunto principal:
Ilhotas Pancreáticas
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Hiperinsulinismo
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Hipoglicemia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
It
Revista:
Minerva Endocrinol
Ano de publicação:
1996
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Article