1990
DOI: 10.1007/bf01658536
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Surgery for benign insulinoma: An international review

Abstract: In a multiinstitutional review, data on 396 patients with benign solitary or multiple insulinomas operated on in 15 centers were collected. In these 396 patients, 419 laparotomies (375 primary procedures and 44 reoperations) were performed. The rate of unnecessary laparotomies was 1.7%. Complications occurred after 132 operations (31.5%), requiring 27 reinterventions (6.4%). Ten (2%) patients died within 30 days of surgery. The success rate of first procedures in the centers was 94.9%. After reoperation, all b… Show more

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“…The treatment of choice for adenomatous hyperplasia of pancreatic cells, micro or macro adenoma, is surgical removal (4). On the contrary, diffuse hyperplasia, arisen by islet cell dysregulation of insulin production, can only be cured by near-total (95%) pancreatectomy as the initial procedure of choice when medical therapy has failed (5).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The treatment of choice for adenomatous hyperplasia of pancreatic cells, micro or macro adenoma, is surgical removal (4). On the contrary, diffuse hyperplasia, arisen by islet cell dysregulation of insulin production, can only be cured by near-total (95%) pancreatectomy as the initial procedure of choice when medical therapy has failed (5).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Once a biochemical diagnosis of an insulinoma has been made, it has to be borne in mind that 40% of insulinomas are less than 1 cm in diameter, and may therefore escape detection during preoperative investigations (echography, computed tomography (CT) scan, arteriography) (15). As there may also be uncertainty about the number and localization of the tumors, we report our experience using euglycemic control (an adaptation of the euglycemic clamp technique, without infusion of insulin), for the intraoperative management of patients with insulinoma(s),…”
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confidence: 99%
“…For instance, a cure rate of more than 90% of the patients has been reported for sporadic insulinoma. 20 Debulking, cytoreductive surgery or complete liver metastatectomy in selected patients with liver-only diseases in metastatic GEP-NETs, confer both improved symptoms control and long-term survivorship. 21 It also has an added benefit of rendering medical therapy more effectively in controlling the residual tumour.…”
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