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Near-Total Pancreatectomy in Persistent Infantile Hypoglycemia
Farhat Moazam, MD;
Bradley M. Rodgers, MD;
James L. Talbert, MD;
Arlan L. Rosenbloom, MD
Arch Surg. 1982;117(9):1151-1154.
Abstract
• To prevent the devastating effects of hypoglycemia on the CNS of the infant, persistent infantile hypoglycemia should be recognized early and treated promptly. To avoid mental retardation, surgical intervention should not be considered as a last resort. When an insulinoma is identified at surgery, subtotal pancreatectomy is adequate in achieving normoglycemia. However, the most common cause of insulin excess in infancy appears to be islet cell hyperplasia or nesidioblastosis, both diffuse processes. In these patients, subtotal pancreatectomy is often ineffective in achieving normoglycemia. Near-total pancreatectomy, retaining the spleen and duodenum, is a safe procedure, well tolerated by infants and children, and should be considered early for the correction of hypoglycemia of infancy that is not readily controlled by medical intervention.
(Arch Surg 1982;117:1151-1154)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery (Drs Moazam, Rodgers, and Talbert) and Pediatrics (Drs Moazam, Rodgers, Talbert, and Rosenbloom), University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 24, 1982.
Reprint requests to Division of Pediatric Surgery, Box J286 JHMHC, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (Dr Moazam).
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