Pancreatic Insulinoma: A Case Report

Conde Abraham Youssef

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Ouhammou Yousra *

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Kaba Ibrahima

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Bakunda Cristian

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Yakka Mbarek

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Fahsi Mohammed

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Abouelalaa Khalil

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Head of the Operating Room Theatre Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Elhjouji Abderrahmane

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Ait Ali Abdelmounaim

Department of Surgery, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Insulinoma is a rare endocrine tumor of the pancreas. cause of organic hypoglycemia, and is life-threatening if left untreated; The diagnosis is made in the presence of more or less characteristic but non-specific symptoms. Confirmation of the diagnosis is biological. However, morphological exploration by means of computed tomography (CT) objectifies pancreatic insulinoma. Surgical treatment of the tumor ensures a cure, usually definitive in the case of benign tumors.

Insulinoma remains a diagnostic challenge for health care practitioners. Nevertheless, thanks to an enhanced understanding of its clinical, biological, and histoprognostic characteristics, therapeutic options have advanced in recent years, notably through the development of laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords: Pancreatic insulinoma, hypoglycemia, surgical treatment, multiple endocrine neoplasias


How to Cite

Youssef , Conde Abraham, Ouhammou Yousra, Kaba Ibrahima, Bakunda Cristian, Yakka Mbarek, Fahsi Mohammed, Abouelalaa Khalil, Elhjouji Abderrahmane, and Ait Ali Abdelmounaim. 2023. “Pancreatic Insulinoma: A Case Report”. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery 6 (2):522-27. https://www.journalajcrs.com/index.php/AJCRS/article/view/464.

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