2023
DOI: 10.1055/a-2204-5814
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation versus surgical resection of insulinomas

Christian Jürgensen,
Marius Eckart,
Linus Haberbosch
et al.

Abstract: Purpose: Insulinoma is a rare tumor of the pancreas that can lead to hypoglycemia. To date, standard therapy is surgical resection. After first case report of successful endoscopic ultrasound-guided (EUS) ethanol injection 16 years ago, the need of establishing an alternative treatment method is unchanged facing the high morbidity rates of surgery and its inapplicability in some patients. Materials and Methods: Here, we provide retrospective data from 33 insulinoma patients that were treated at our center betw… Show more

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“…Among the EUS studies, 5 were duplicate studies, 23 studies were case reports or case series reports with a sample size ≤ 5, 18 studies were reviews and meta-analyses, 2 studies were irrelevant, and 7 studies had no clinical outcomes. Finally, 8 studies with 150 patients were included in the data analysis (Figure 1) (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Among the EUS studies, 5 were duplicate studies, 23 studies were case reports or case series reports with a sample size ≤ 5, 18 studies were reviews and meta-analyses, 2 studies were irrelevant, and 7 studies had no clinical outcomes. Finally, 8 studies with 150 patients were included in the data analysis (Figure 1) (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”
Section: Search Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%