Insulinoma revealed by recurrent falls in old age [8]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 552-553

  Beauchet, Olivier ^a   Kressig, Reto W ^a   Vischer, Ulrich M ^a   De Perrot, Thomas ^a   De Saussure, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIARRHEA; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULINOMA; LETTER; MALAISE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PANCREAS TUMOR; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULINOMA; OCTREOTIDE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 17444375281     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53178_8.x     Document Type: Letter

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