title: [Treatment of insulinomas with alcoholic ablation].
abstract: The efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided alcohol ablation of an insulinoma in a patient not candidate for surgery is being evaluated. A 89 year-old male patient with insulinoma and serious cardiac disease was treated with EUS-guided alcohol ablation. The only complication was a slight degree of pancreatitis. Two months after the ablation values of plasma glucose and serum pro-insulin were normalized.  EUS-guided alcohol ablation is a safe and efficient alternative to surgical resection of insulinomas in poor surgical candidates.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Afdeling A, Odense Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C, Denmark. schnack_christina@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schnack
authors.forename: Carina Ørts
authors.initials: CØ
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Beck-Nielsen
authors.forename: Per Michael Bau
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019160:Endosonography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol