Partial or near-total pancreatectomy for persistent neonatal hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia: The pathologist's role

Histopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-19

  Rahier, J ^a  

^a University Hospitals   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Infantile hypoglycaemia; Nesidioblastosis; Pancreatectomy

Indexed keywords

DIAZOXIDE; INSULIN; STEROID; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; MICROSCOPY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FROZEN SECTIONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MICROTOMY; PANCREAS; PANCREATECTOMY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031936418     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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