Open AccessEndoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation for the management of a symptomatic pancreatic insulinoma
Author(s) -
Gabriel Mosquera-Klinger,
Jhon Carvajal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.7109/2020
Subject(s) - medicine , insulinoma , endoscopic ultrasound , ablation , radiology , general surgery , pancreas
pancreatic insulinoma is a sporadic, usually benign, frequently solitary tumor that is smaller than 20 mm. When it is functioning, patients present with symptoms of hypoglycemia secondary to insulin hypersecretion. The diagnosis is clinical, with biochemical and radiological confirmation. Surgery is the management of choice, although endoscopic ultrasound-guided ablation is currently being developed.