Open AccessThe incidence of insulinoma in Western Sweden between 2002 and 2019
Author(s) -
Ellinor Svensson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2022.0707
Subject(s) - insulinoma , medicine , incidence (geometry) , hypoglycemia , pediatrics , pancreas , epidemiology , gastroenterology , radiology , insulin , physics , optics
Insulinoma is a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm with an incidence of 0.7-4 cases per million/year. Because of its rarity, epidemiological studies on insulinoma are few and limited by small sample sizes. An increasing incidence of insulinoma has recently been suggested. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of insulinoma in the Västra Götaland Region (VGR) of Sweden. Secondary aims were to evaluate clinical characteristics, diagnostic workup, management and outcome in patients diagnosed with insulinoma.