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Monday, 6 January 2014

Surgical Treatment


  • Aparoscopic surgery:  laparoscopic surgery is effective in benign and malignant tumor resection
  • Enucleation: Insulinomas may be removed by enucleation
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy: If enucleation is not possible, a larger pancreatic resection would be necessary to remove the insulinoma
  • Whipple procedure: Is a Major resection that is necessary when the tumor is found in the pancreatic head 

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