title: Laparoscopic enucleation of an insulinoma of the pancreas tail.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamatsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goseki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*