Open AccessInsulinoma case series: Experience of a tertiary care center
Author(s) -
Manjunath Anakal,
Pramila Kalra,
Mala Dharmalingam,
S Indushekhar,
Venkatesh Rao,
Karunesh Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.141385
Subject(s) - medicine , insulinoma , magnetic resonance imaging , positron emission tomography , radiology , modalities , computed tomography , hypoglycemia , sampling (signal processing) , nuclear medicine , pancreas , insulin , social science , filter (signal processing) , sociology , computer science , computer vision
Insulinomas are usually solitary; benign and encapsulated small lesions and majority of them measure <2 cm in diameter. They pose a challenge for pre-operative localization. Definitive treatment is surgical excision of the tumor. Intra-operative ultrasonography (IOUS), transhepatic portal venous sampling (THPVS) and positron emission tomography (PET) scan can be done for tumors not localized by conventional imaging modalities.