Radiofrequency ablation of solitary pancreatic insulinoma in a patient with episodes of severe hypoglycemia

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1097-1101

  Limmer, Stephan ^a   Huppert, Peter E ^a   Juette, Vera ^a   Lenhart, Andreas ^a   Welte, Martin ^a   Wietholtz, Hubertus ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM DARMSTADT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Insulinoma; Neuroendocrine tumor; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

DIAZOXIDE; GLUCOSE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL RISK; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549106497     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328323d70e     Document Type: Article

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