Laparoscopic enucleation of a solitary pancreatic insulinoma.
Insulinomas are usually small, benign tumors of the pancreas, often found in obese patients, which require an incision that is out of all proportion to the size of the lesion. A laparoscopic technique for enucleation of a pancreatic insulinoma is described.
Dexter
S P
SP
Leeds Institute of Minimally Invasive Therapy, and Academic Unit of Surgery, 6th Floor, Wellcome Wing, The General Infirmary, Leeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom.
Martin
I G
IG
Leindler
L
L
Fowler
R
R
McMahon
M J
MJ
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014465:Ultrasonics