Journals / Gülhane Tıp Dergisi / 2011 / Cilt: 53 - Sayı: 4

A case of insulinoma detected by endoscopic ultrasonography

Endoskopik ultrasonografi ile saptanan bir insülinoma olgusu

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281–283
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That the patient initially admitted to the departments of neurology and psychiatry even in the presence of typical hypoglycemia symptoms led us to call attention to the importance of insulinoma diagnosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Neuropsychiatric symptoms are generally seen in patients with insulinoma and diagnosis may be established late because of misdiagnosis.
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Key Findings & Data:A 54-yearold woman presented with drowsiness and unconsciousness developing especially in the morning, and it was learned that these symptoms resolved with feeding.
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Conclusion & Impact:That the patient initially admitted to the departments of neurology and psychiatry even in the presence of typical hypoglycemia symptoms led us to call attention to the importance of insulinoma diagnosis.
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Abstract

Neuropsychiatric symptoms are generally seen in patients with insulinoma and diagnosis may be established late because of misdiagnosis. A 54-yearold woman presented with drowsiness and unconsciousness developing especially in the morning, and it was learned that these symptoms resolved with feeding. Hypoglycemia was detected in the laboratory evaluation, and a prolonged supervised fasting test was done after hospitalization. Result of the insulin/c-peptid ratio was in accordance with insulinoma. Abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging did not demonstrate any tumor in pancreas. However, the localization of tumor was determined with endoscopic ultrasonography. Tumor in the head of pancreas was resected with enucleation method. Hypoglycemia was not detected in the postoperative follow-up period. That the patient initially admitted to the departments of neurology and psychiatry even in the presence of typical hypoglycemia symptoms led us to call attention to the importance of insulinoma diagnosis.

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İnsülinomalı hastalarda genellikle nöropsikiyatrik semptomlar görülmektedir ve bu nedenle tanıda geç kalınabilmektedir. Özellikle sabahları gelişen uyku hali ve şuur bulanıklığı yakınmaları ile başvuran 54 yaşındaki bir bayan hastada şikayetlerin yemek yeme ile düzeldiği öğrenildi. Yapılan tetkiklerinde hipoglisemi saptanması üzerine kliniğe yatırılarak uzamış (72 saat) açlık testi yapıldı. İnsülin/c-peptid oranı insülinoma ile uyumlu bulundu. Abdominal ultrasonografi ve pankreasa yönelik ince kesit manyetik rezonans görüntülemede pankreasta kitle saptanmadı. Endoskopik ultrasonografi ile tümörün yeri belirlendi. Pankreas baş kısmındaki kitle, enükleasyon yöntemi ile rezeke edildi. Postoperatif takip sürecinde hastada hipoglisemi olmadı. Tipik hipoglisemi semptomlarına rağmen olgunun öncelikle nöroloji ve psikiyatri kliniklerine başvurmuş olması insülinoma ayırıcı tanısının önemine dikkat çekmemize neden olmuştur.

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ÖZSARI, L., ALIŞ, M., ÖZIŞIK, G., ÇAĞLAYAN, S., ÖNDE, M. E. (2011). A case of insulinoma detected by endoscopic ultrasonography. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 53 - Sayı: 4, 281–283. https://ajindex.com/articles/225388

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