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* Hypoglycemia caused by endogenous insulin the differential diagnosis includes insulinoma and islet-cell hypertrophy. | * Hypoglycemia caused by endogenous insulin the differential diagnosis includes insulinoma and islet-cell hypertrophy. | ||
* Ultrasound, Computed tomography and MRI can differentiate between both.19 | * Ultrasound, Computed tomography and MRI can differentiate between both.<ref name="pmid15763695">{{cite journal| author=Noone TC, Hosey J, Firat Z, Semelka RC| title=Imaging and localization of islet-cell tumours of the pancreas on CT and MRI. | journal=Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2005 | volume= 19 | issue= 2 | pages= 195-211 | pmid=15763695 | doi=10.1016/j.beem.2004.11.013 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15763695 }}</ref> | ||
* A negative imaging study does not exclude insulinoma and patient needs more tests. | * A negative imaging study does not exclude insulinoma and patient needs more tests. | ||
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- Hypoglycemia caused by endogenous insulin the differential diagnosis includes insulinoma and islet-cell hypertrophy.
- Ultrasound, Computed tomography and MRI can differentiate between both.[1]
- A negative imaging study does not exclude insulinoma and patient needs more tests.
References
- ↑ Noone TC, Hosey J, Firat Z, Semelka RC (2005). "Imaging and localization of islet-cell tumours of the pancreas on CT and MRI". Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 19 (2): 195–211. doi:10.1016/j.beem.2004.11.013. PMID 15763695.