Gastroenterologie
a hepatologie

Insulinoma as a cause of severe hypoglycemia in a patient with neurological symptoms

Vladimíra Caisová¹, Ivo Horný²

+ Affiliation
¹ Interní oddělení, Nemocnice Strakonice, a.s.
² Interní oddělení, gastroenterologie, Nemocnice Strakonice, a. s.

Summary

The authors present the case of a patient who originally presented to a stroke center with neurological symptoms and was suspected of having a stroke, but in whom severe hypoglycemia was subsequently detected. After further examinations, a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) was diagnosed at the transition of the pancreatic head and body, which was subsequently surgically resolved by enucleation. Basic information about NETs, especially pancreatic tumors, examination methods, and diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for insulinoma, are described.

Keywords

endoscopy, insulinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, surgery, pancreas

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