Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4176729 | Seminars in Pediatric Surgery | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In surgery for focal congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), the identification and complete resection of the focus without collateral damage is of utmost importance. In a pilot study we applied intra-abdominal high-frequency sonography during surgery for focal CHI in 2 infants. The focus could be identified, its relation to the pancreatic and common bile duct could be shown, and the typical octopus-like tentacles could be demonstrated. In one case the resection was successful; in the other it was not. These preliminary results suggest that intraoperative sonography could be a valuable tool in the surgical therapy of focal CHI and warrants further evaluation in a clinical study.
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Authors
Ludwig von Rohden, Klaus Mohnike, Harald Mau, Traugott Eberhard, Wolfgang Mohnike, Oliver Blankenstein, Susann Empting, Michael Koch, Frank Füchtner, Winfried Barthlen,