Christian Jürgensen, Marius Andreas Eckart, Linus Andreas Haberbosch, Frank Tacke, Arvid Sandforth, Andreas Birkenfeld, Dietrich Overkamp, Martin Andreas Daniels, Martina Mogl, Peter Andreas Goretzki, Christian Strasburger, Knut Mai, Joachim Andreas Spranger, Reiner Jumpertz von Schwartzenberg
PURPOSE: Insulinoma is a rare tumor of the pancreas that can lead to hypoglycemia. To date, standard therapy is surgical resection. After first case report of successful endoscopic ultrasound-guided (EUS) ethanol injection 16 years ago, the need of establishing an alternative treatment method is unchanged facing the high morbidity rates of surgery and its inapplicability in some patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Here, we provide retrospective data from 33 insulinoma patients that were treated at our center between 2010 and 2021...
November 6, 2023: Ultraschall in der Medizin