ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LIVER-TUMOR WITH RECURRENT HYPOGLYCEMIA

被引:3
作者
BELL, GM
BUIST, TAS
机构
[1] ROYAL INFIRM EDINBURGH, DEPT CHEM, EDINBURGH EH3 9YW, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
[2] ROYAL INFIRM EDINBURGH, DEPT RADIOL, EDINBURGH EH3 9YW, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
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D O I
10.1136/pgmj.57.670.534
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A patient with recurrent hypoglycemic episodes resulting from hepatic metastases of a malignant retroperitoneal hemangiopericytoma is described. [Hormone studies during hypoglycemic episodes suggested that the metastatic tumor was secreting hormones with insulin-like activity.] Effective control of hypoglycemia was achieved by trans-catheter hepatic arterial embolization on 5 separate occasions.
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页码:534 / 536
页数:3
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