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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2016

Insulinoma or non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia? A diagnostic dilemma.

Blaire Anderson, Jordan Nostedt, Safwat Girgis, Tara Dixon, Veena Agrawal, Edward Wiebe, Peter A Senior, A M James Shapiro

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Blaire AndersonDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Jordan NostedtDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Safwat GirgisDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Tara DixonDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Veena AgrawalDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Edward WiebeDepartment of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Peter A SeniorDepartment of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
A M James ShapiroDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada amjs@islet.ca.
University of Alberta · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulinoma is the most common cause of endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in adults. An alternate etiology, non-insulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia (NIPH), is rare. Clinically, NIPH is characterized by postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, negative 72-h fasts, negative preoperative localization studies for insulinoma and positive selective arterial calcium infusion tests. Histologically, diffuse islet hyperplasia with increased number and size of islet cells is present and confirms the diagnosis. Differentiating NIPH from occult insulinoma preoperatively is challenging. Partial pancreatectomy is the procedure of choice; however, recurrence of symptoms, although less debilitating, occurs commonly. Medical management with diazoxide, verapamil and octreotide can be used for persistent symptoms. Ultimately, near-total or total pancreatectomy may be necessary. We report a case of a 67-year-old male with hypoglycemia in whom preoperative workup, including computerized tomography abdomen, suggested insulinoma, but whose final diagnosis on pathology was NIPH instead.

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PMCPMC5159181
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