Diagnostic difficulties in long-standing insulinoma with near-normal plasma insulin levels

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 170-174

  Czupryniak, L ^a,b   Strzelczyk, J ^a   Drzewoski, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b N Barlicki University Hospital No 1 of Medical University of Lodz   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endoscopic ultrasonography; Epilepsia; Hypoglycemia; Insulin assay; Insulinoma

Indexed keywords

DIAZOXIDE; INSULIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULINOMA; STARVATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ULTRASOUND; ADAPTATION; ADULT; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN; INSULINOMA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20444448920     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03345362     Document Type: Article

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