Congenital hyperinsulinism. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Hyperinsulinism is the most common cause of hypoglycemia in infants. In many cases conservative treatment is not effective and surgical intervention is required. Differentiation between diffuse and focal forms and localization of focal lesions are the most important issues in preoperative management. We present a case of persistent infancy hyperinsulinism. Clinical presentation, conservative treatment modalities, diagnostic possibilities of focal and diffuse forms, and surgical treatment, which led to total recovery, are discussed.

publication date

  • August 13, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84907953492

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.medici.2014.08.006

PubMed ID

  • 25323548

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 50

issue

  • 3