Noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia syndrome in a Saudi male: A diagnostic and management dilemma

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1654-1657

  Karawagh, Abdullah M ^a   Abdullah, Layla S ^b   Gasim, Abdelhamid M ^a   Abdelaziz, Muntasir M ^a  

^a KING KHALID NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; DIAZOXIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIZZINESS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS ANGIOGRAPHY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS SCINTISCANNING; SAUDI ARABIA; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; PANCREAS DISEASE; SYNDROME;

AGED; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; MALE; PANCREATIC DISEASES; SAUDI ARABIA; SYNDROME;

EID: 58949101862     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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