Hypoglycaemia from Islet Cell Hyperplasia and Nesidioblastosis in a Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - A Case Report

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 682-687

  Kon, Y C ^b   Loh, K C ^a   Chew, S P ^b   Wong, D ^b   Yap, W M ^b   Lee, Y S ^b   Low, C H ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hyperinsulinaemia; Hypoglycaemia; Islet cell hyperplasia; Nesidioblastosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS ISLET; PATHOLOGY;

DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0034268506     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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