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Robotic Enucleation of an Intra-Pancreatic Insulinoma in the Pancreatic Head
Published on: January 3, 2020
[Laparoscopic treatment of insulinoma: surgical technique and perisurgical results]
Francisco Berrospi Espinoza1, Eloy Ruiz Figueroa, Iván Chavez Passiuri
1Departamento de Abdomen, Instituto Especializado de Enfermedades Neoplásicas.
Aim:
Our experience with the laparoscopic treatment of pancreatic insulinomas is reported.
Patients And Methods:
Four patients with clinical and radiological diagnosis of insulinoma were treated between January 2000 and September 2005.
Results:
All the patients were laparoscopically approached to attempt the tumor enucleation. In three cases complete enucleation was possible; the remaining case was converted to perform the resection of the middle portion of the pancreas. One patient developed a pancreatic fistula that closed spontaneously. In all cases histological evaluation of the tumor showed benign islet cell tumor. Blood glucose levels returned to normality.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopic enucleation of pancreatic insulinoma is a feasible and safe technique.
