Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Surgery is the preferred method of treatment for most pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), particularly functional PNETs or those greater than 2 cm in largest dimension. Existing techniques include intraoperative ultrasound and manual palpation, both of which have inherent disadvantages such as poor resolution and low contrast against normal pancreatic tissue. This results in surgeons performing more demolitive resections, such as the Whipple procedure, when t...