Laparoscopic enucleation of an insulinoma of the pancreas tail.
A 29 year-old woman with a tumor of the pancreatic tail was referred to our institute. The tumor was confirmed to be a solitary benign insulinoma that protruded from the pancreas and was distant from the main pancreatic duct. A laparoscopic enucleation was performed with Laparoscopic Coagulating Shears (LCS). The postoperative course was uneventful. The laparoscopic enucleation for benign pancreatic tumor was thought to be a feasible procedure when the appropriate instruments were used.
Takamatsu
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S
Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Teramoto
K
K
Inoue
H
H
Goseki
N
N
Takahashi
S
S
Baba
H
H
Iwai
T
T
Arii
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*