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Objective To summarize the methods of diagnosis and results of surgical treatment of pancreatic insulinoma. Methods The clinical data of 137 patients with insulinoma treated in our hospital during the past twenty-six years were reviewed retrospectively.Results There were 77 males and 60 females. All of them were characterized by the Whipple′s triad. The sensitivity of ultrasonography, CT and MRI for localization was 35.1%, 67.9% and 58.1% respectively. One hundred and tweenty-six patients underwent operation. Of them, 102 cases had tumor enucleation, 4 cases had pancreaticoduodenectomy, 16 cases had distal panreatectomy, and the other 4 cases had only laparotomy. Of the 122 patients, who underwent resection, the tumor was benign in 118(96.7%) and malignant in 4(3.3%). The diameter of the tumor was less than 2cm in 86.9% of cases. In 98.4% of cases the tumors were single and in 1.6% of cases were multiple. 13.1% of the tumors located in the head, 46.7% in the body, and 40.2% in the tail.Conclusions Whipple′s triad and the measurement of fasting glucose, IRI, IGR, C-peptide, and proinsulin levels contribute to the diagnosis of insulinoma. However, the preoperative tumor localization is still difficult. Tumor enucleation is the technique of choice when feasible. Patients in whom tumor localization is unsuccessful at operation should be carefully evaluated to be certain of the diagnosis, and in general should not undergo blind resection.
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Objective To study the methods for diagnosis and treatment of insulinoma.Methods The clinical data of 120 patients with insulinoma who had been admitted to our hospital in the last 40 years were retrospectively reviewed.Results Fasting blood glucose values were less than 2.75 mmol/L in all the patients.Fasting serum insulin values in 75 patients were higher than 25 ?U/mL,and the average was (65 ?6.0)?U/mL.Before operation,tumor was detected in 2 of 60 patients by ultrasound scan,and in 10 of 50 by CT. Among 18 patients who had intra-operative B-ultrasound examination, 16 positive cases were verified by intraoperative exploration; and one case the tumor was not palpable but was found by intraoperative B-ultrasound examination.The operations included enucleation of insulinoma(70 patients),insulinoma resection and distal resection of the pancreas(44),distal resection of the pancreas(4),and biopsy(2).The low blood glucose symptoms disappeared after the first operation in 111 of the 112 patients who had benign tumor.One case with benign tumor was cured by a second operation.Twenty patients developed pancreatic fistula after tumor enacleation, of them,14 healed uneventfully after drainage,5 were cured by operation,and 1 died of peritoneal infection.Conclusions Preoperative localization of insulinomas is difficult. Intraoperative exploration and ultrasound scan are the chief methods for the localization of insulinoma.Enucleation of insulinoma should be selected for benign tumor. Resections of the pancreatic body and tail is required for large,deep or multiple tumors.
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Objective To discuss the diagnosis and treatment of insulinoma.Methods The clinical data of 30 patients with insulinoma were reviewed.Results All patients had Whipple′s triad.Accurate preoperative localization rate of B ultrasonography, CT and MRI was 34.8 %(8/23),58.3 %(7/12) and 71.4 %(5/7),respectively. Localization rate of intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) was 87.5 %(7/8). The tumors were single in 27 cases,and multiple in 3 cases. In the location of single tumor,8 of them were in the head,7 in the body, and 12 in the tail; while for multiple tumors, 2 tumors were both located in the body in 1 patient,and 2 tumors were separately located in the body and tail respectively in 2 patients. Local enucleation was performed in 21 cases, distal pancreatectomy in 6 cases,distal pancreatectomy plus splenectomy in 2 cases,and duodenopancreatectomy in 1 case. The tumor was benign in 29 cases, and malignant in 1 case.Pancreatic fistula developed after operation in 4 cases, and in all cases, it healed after drainage. All patients had no symptoms of hypoglycemia after operation. At follow-up visit in 27 cases, 1 case of benign tumor recurred 4 years after operation, and was cured by resection of the pancreas body with tumor; the malignant tumor case, recurred and died of metastasis of abdominal cavity 3 years after operation.Conclusions Whipple′s triad, and the ratio of immunoreactive insulin to blood glucose (IRI/G)are the bases for qualitative diagnosis of insulinoma. Meticulously palpating the gland combined with IOUS during operation is the most effective method for accurate tumor localization. Enucleation is the main mode of surgical treatment of insulinoma.
