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Surgical resection of pancreatic insulinoma during pregnancy: Case report and literature review

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Highlights • Insulinomas represent an unusual but usually curable cause of hypoglycemia.• Surgery is still the only possibly curative treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.• There are a limited number of… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Insulinomas represent an unusual but usually curable cause of hypoglycemia.• Surgery is still the only possibly curative treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.• There are a limited number of cases of insulinoma treated during pregnancy.• In all reported cases, both the woman and the child experienced good results.

Keywords: pancreatic insulinoma; resection pancreatic; surgical resection; pregnancy; case; insulinoma pregnancy

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2019

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