patient with neuropsychiatric symptoms and insulinoma of difficult preoperative localization
;Angélica Marìa Gonzàlez Clavijo;Luis Felipe Fierro Maya
european journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the european cancer prevention organisation (ecp)2014Vol. 62pp. 637-640
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Abstract
This paper describes the case of a patient with neuropsychiatric
symptoms who was diagnosed with hyperinsulinemic
hypoglycemia with high suspicion of insulinoma, even after
conventional diagnostic imaging was unable to locate it. A
selective angiography of the pancreatic arteries and a calcium
stimulation test were conducted to determine its location.
The patient underwent a distal pancreatectomy using an
intraoperative ultrasound, resulting in the disappearance of
her symptoms.