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Diagnostic Evaluation of Insulinoma: A Case Report

Volume 12 - Issue 1

Maximilian Pinho Schwermann*¹, Matheus de Souza Mendes¹, André Nunes Benevides², Francisco Julimar Correiade Menezes³ and José Eudes Bastos Pinho4

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    • 1Academic of Medicine of the University of Fortaleza, Brazil
    • 2Resident of Digestive Surgery of the General Hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil
    • 3Medical Surgeon and Professor of the University of Fortaleza, Brazil
    • 4Coordinator of Digestive Surgery of the General Hospital of Fortaleza, Brazil
    • *Corresponding author: Maximilian Pinho Schwermann, Academic of Medicine of the University of Fortaleza, Brazil

Received: December 05, 2018;   Published: December 14, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.12.002209

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Abstract

Insulinoma is the most common pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. The clinical manifestation is diverse, some of which may cause irreversible neurological deficits due to persistent hypoglycemia. This article reports a case of a 17-year-old patient who presented with visual scotoma, somnolence and loss of consciousness with blood glucose documentation of 15 mg / dL. He was admitted and underwent imaging tests. Tomography and Magnetic Resonance imaging did not clearly identify the pancreatic lesion, but tumor lesions were identified after arterial stimulation with calcium. Patient was submitted to surgical enucleation by laparotomy. In this context, there is still much discussion about the optimal sequence of exams for the exact tumor location. However, the use of less invasive exams such as arterial calcium stimulation is essential for adequate surgical resection.

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