Successful EUS-guided ethanol ablation of insulinoma, four-year follow-up. Case report and literature review.

CONCLUSIONS: The EUS-guided alcoholic ablation of insulinoma is a safe and effective method of treatment in patients who are poor surgical candidates and/or refuse surgery. The adverse effects are rare and mild and were observed when the volume of injected ethanol was equal to or above 3.0 ml. However, the data is limited, the follow-up is relatively short, and prospective studies are needed to confirm the long-term effects of treatment. The study shows also that there are important procedural differences (concentration and volume of alcohol, needle gauge, number of sessions) between the endoscopists, which should be specified.
PMID: 28819950 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Endokrynologia Polska - August 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Dąbkowski K, Gajewska P, Walter K, Londzin-Olesik M, Białek A, Andrysiak-Mammos E, Kos-Kudła B, Starzyńska T Tags: Endokrynol Pol Source Type: research