ea0041gp60 | Clinical Case Reports | ECE2016
Lages Adriana de Sousa
, Oliveira Patricia
, Paiva Isabel
, Portela Francisco
, Guelho Daniela
, Cardoso Luis
, Vicente Nuno
, Oliveira Diana
, Martins Diana
, Ventura Mara
, Carrilho Francisco
Introduction: Insulinomas are the most frequent cause of endogenous hypoglycaemia. 90 to 95% of these are benign. Surgical enucleation or resection is the standard treatment. Medical therapy focuses mainly on the use of diazoxide with few alternatives in patients with high surgical risk.Case-report: Female patient, 89 years-old, non-diabetic, with previous history of acute myocardial infarction, stroke with motor sequelae, pacemaker carrier and severe ao...