Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25892896›Full record

ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

Laparoscope resection of retroperitoneal ectopic insulinoma: a rare case.

Jie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Hong-Guo Yang, Yuan Chen, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang

Open access · hybridAbstract readCase Reports
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact, top 82% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ectopic insulinoma: a systematic review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023
    Pooled it
  2. Insulinoma after sleeve gastrectomy: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022
    Article
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jie LiuJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Cheng-Wu ZhangJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
De-Fei HongJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jia WuJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Hong-Guo YangJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yuan ChenJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Da-Jian ZhaoJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yu-Hua ZhangJie Liu, Cheng-Wu Zhang, De-Fei Hong, Jia Wu, Da-Jian Zhao, Yu-Hua Zhang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, Zhejiang Province, China.
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ectopic insulinoma is a very rare and dormant tumor. Here we report the case of a 79-year-old female who presented with repeated episodes of hypoglycemia and was diagnosed with insulinoma based on laboratory and imaging examinations. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography revealed a tumor in the retroperitoneum under and left of the hepatoduodenal ligament, which was resected successfully using a laparoscopic approach. Pathologic results revealed an ectopic insulinoma, which was confirmed immunohistochemically. Ectopic insulinomas are accompanied by hypoglycemia that can be misdiagnosed as drug- or disease-induced. These tumors are difficult to diagnose and locate, particularly in atypical cases or for very small tumors. Synthetic or targeted examinations, including low blood glucose, elevated insulin, proinsulin, and C-peptide levels, 48-h fasting tests, and relevant imaging methods should be considered for suspected cases of insulinoma. Surgery is the treatment of choice for patients with insulinoma, and laparoscopic resection is a feasible and effective method for select ectopic insulinoma cases.

Indexed as

LaparoscopyPancreatic NeoplasmsAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyChoristomaFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInsulinomaMultimodal ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyPredictive Value of TestsRetroperitoneal NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeBiomarkers, TumorDiagnosisEctopic insulinomaHypoglycemiaLaparoscopic resectionLocalization

Identifiers

PMID25892896
PMCPMC4394107
OpenAlexW2335499812

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.