Intraoperative pancraticosonography was employed in six patients to localize suspected endocrine tumours and to study the specific ultrasonic features. The cases included four insulinomas, one case of occult G-cell apudoma and one case of beta-cell microadenomatosis. Endocrine tumours are generally hypoechoeic and well defined with smooth borders. The study confirms that real-time operative high resolution sonography is a reliable technique to assist in the diagnosis of occult endocrine tumours and to guide the surgical approach.
The ultrasonic detection of insulinomas during surgical exploration of the pancreas / Angelini, Licinio; Bezzi, Mario; Tucci, G; Lirici, Mm; Candiani, F; Rubaltelli, L; Tremolada, C; Tamburrano, G; Fegiz, Gianfranco. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. - ISSN 0364-2313. - STAMPA. - 11:(1987), pp. 642-647.
The ultrasonic detection of insulinomas during surgical exploration of the pancreas.
ANGELINI, Licinio;BEZZI, Mario;FEGIZ, Gianfranco
1987
Abstract
Intraoperative pancraticosonography was employed in six patients to localize suspected endocrine tumours and to study the specific ultrasonic features. The cases included four insulinomas, one case of occult G-cell apudoma and one case of beta-cell microadenomatosis. Endocrine tumours are generally hypoechoeic and well defined with smooth borders. The study confirms that real-time operative high resolution sonography is a reliable technique to assist in the diagnosis of occult endocrine tumours and to guide the surgical approach.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.