Pancreatic Insulinoma: A Case Report
Published: 2023-10-18
Page: 522-527
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 2]
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