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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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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 |