Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumour arising from beta cells of pancreatic islets Langerhans. We report case insulinoma presented with vague manifestations, which were undiagnosed for 2 years. The diagnostic evaluation revealed endogenous hyperinsulinism and imaging showed head lesion she underwent the surgery. Due to persisting symptoms, Calcium arterial stimulation hepatic venous sampli...

background: insulinoma  was a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. insulinoma  was more likely to present as one small size tumor in head of pancreas in middle age .surgery  was  a curative treatment.the aim of this study was to present clinical characteristics of insulinoma tumors in pancreas and their outcomes after tumor resection from a referral endosonography center in iran. materials and...

Glucagon has been shown effective for the treatment of insulinoma-associated hypoglycemia. However, its use limited to preoperative supportive care and emergency hypoglycemic crisis because need constant intravenous infusion administration. Here, we report a case insulinoma in dog managed with subcutaneous saline-diluted glucagon continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS), which were glycemic ...

Hypoglycemia is a common medical emergency. Insulinoma, rare pancreatic endocrine tumour the most cause of hypoglycemia in patients without systemic illness. Most insulinomas are small, solitary and benign, which can be treated effectively by surgical removal tumour. Diagnosis based on clinical features, laboratory tests radiological investigation to localize However, small size this leads diff...

OBJECTIVE To establish the diagnostic performance of the prolonged fasting test in patients suspected of insulinoma. METHODS We included all patients who were referred to our department between August 1995 and August 2006 with a clinical suspicion of insulinoma. Insulinoma was diagnosed by a positive Whipple's triad during the prolonged fast in combination with an insulin/C-peptide ratio belo...

insulinoma is an insulin-producing tumor that leads to hypoglycemia. the signs and symptoms of this disease include confusion, headache, disorientation, visual disturbances, abnormal behaviors and coma. in this article, we report a case of insulinoma presented with increased frequency of pervious tonic clonic seizures from 2 weeks before admission.

Insulinoma is a rare, usually benign, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. The clinical features of an insulinoma are fasting hypoglycemia with neuroglycopenic symptoms including confusion and unusual behavior, while hypertension is usually not associated with the disease. We herein report a patient with insulinoma who manifested paroxysmal hypertension and neuroglycopenic symptoms. The possible et...

An insulinoma is a rare pancreatic endocrine tumor which is typically a hypervascular, solitary small tumour. 90 % of tumors are benign and less than 2 cm in size. Some insulinomas are associated with MEN-1 syndrome. Some cases of insulinoma may present with neuropsychiatric symptoms and may be wrongly diagnosed as psychosis. We report a case of insulinoma in a 55 years old female who presented...

The case of a 79-year old man who was suspected to have an insulinoma is presented. Although clinically and biochemically an insulinoma was the most probable diagnosis there was no supportive radiological evidence. Open surgery and exploration revealed a lesion which was confirmed to be an insulinoma. The patient's hypoglycaemia improved immediately following surgery. In the Sri Lankan setting ...