Insulinoma and pregnancy: anesthesia and perioperative management

Abstract Insulinoma is a functional neuroendocrine tumor derived from beta cells of the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, usually solitary, benign, and curable with surgery (enucleation). It rarely occurs during pregnancy and is clinically manifested by hypoglycemia, particularly in the first trimest...

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Main Authors: Angélica de Fátima de Assunção Braga, Franklin Sarmento da Silva Braga, José Hélio Zen Junior, Maria José Nascimento Brandão, Giancarlo Antonio Marcondes, Thales Daniel Alves Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942017000400426&lng=en&tlng=en