Abstract:Hypoglycemia is seen with increasing frequency after bariatric surgery. After the diagnosis of hypoglycemia has been clarified, malnutrition, drugs, hormone deficiencies, insulinoma, extra-islet tumors, post-bariatric hypoglycemia (PBH), early or late dumping syndrome, and nesidioblastosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis. A few case reports of insulinomas presenting after bariatric surgery have been reported in the literature. The coexistence of insulinoma and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) … Show more
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