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Treatment of Middle-segment Pancreatic Benign Tumor Using Laparoscopic Central Pancreatectomy with End-to-end Pancreatic Duct Reconstruction
Published on: January 2, 2026
[Proximal pancreatectomy in a case of nesidioblastosis]
Luis Javier Flores-Alvarado1, Sergio Sánchez-Enríquez, Abraham Zepeda Moreno
1Laboratorio de Bioquímica, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara. drljfiores@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A 19 moth-old child who presented seizures secondary to intractable hypoglycemia, fulfilling the clinical and biochemical criteria for hyperinsulinism was studied. Histopathological findings of the pancreas showed the presence of small clusters of b cell islets throughout acinar tissue near ducts, in both the head and the proximal third of the body. Proximal pancreatectomy (60%) and distal pancreatic-jejunostomy (Roux-in-Y) were performed. This procedure was effective in reverting hypoglycemia and constitutes the first successful alternative treatment.