Nesidioblastosis--a rare cause of hypoglycaemia in adults.
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes
; 113(6): 350-3, 2005 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15977104
A case of suspected clinically hormonally active insulinoma in a 48-year-old woman is presented. Despite the lack of features, which might correspond to the insulinoma in radiological examinations, the patient was qualified for a distal subtotal pancreatectomy and then, due to persistent hyperinsulinism, for total pancreatectomy. The insulinoma was found neither in a palpable examination of the pancreas nor in the intraoperative ultrasonic examination. In a histopathological examination supplemented with immunohistochemical tests, nesidioblastosis - a rare cause of hypoglycaemia in adults - was diagnosed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Nesidioblastose
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Hipoglicemia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article