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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
TORRES-ARANO, Saúl E. et al. Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in adults. Nesidioblastosis case report and review of the literature. Cir. cir. [online]. 2021, vol.89, suppl.1, pp.70-75. Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20001253.
Hypoglycemia due to endogenous hyperinsulinism usually occurs in 2 pathological situations: the most frequent is insulinoma and, secondly, nesidioblastosis or also known as non-insulinoma pancreatic hypoglycemic syndrome. Nesidioblastosis is a rare cause of hyperinsulinic hypoglycemia in adults. We present the clinical case of an adult patient with recurrent hypoglycemia secondary to nesidioblastosis.
Keywords : Hypoglycemia; Endogenous hyperinsulinism; Nesidioblastosis; Adult.