Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and enucleation

Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) are rare tumors (1 per 100,000 population). They occur, or are at least discovered, most commonly in the fourth and fifth decade of life with a slight female predominance. They are classified as functioning (70% of cases) if responsible for a clinical syndrome related to hormonal release, or non-functioning if there are no hormone-related symptoms attributable to the tumor (15-30% of cases). The most common PETs are insulinomas and gastrinomas. Insulinomas are found within the pancreas more than 90% of the time. In this lecture, Professor Dallemagne shows the laparoscopic treatment of these lesions.

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Laparoscopic   distal   pancreatectomy   and   enucleation

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Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) are rare tumors (1 per 100,000 population). They occur, or are at least discovered, most commonly in the fourth and fifth decade of life with a slight female predominance. They are classified as functioning (70% of cases) if responsible for a clinical syndrome related to hormonal release, or non-functioning if there are no hormone-related symptoms attributable to the tumor (15-30% of cases). The most common PETs are insulinomas and gastrinomas. Insulinomas are found within the pancreas more than 90% of the time. In this lecture, Professor Dallemagne shows the laparoscopic treatment of these lesions.
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2011-11
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WeBSurg.com, Nov 2011;11(11).
URL: http://www.websurg.com/doi-lt03endallemagne007.htm