CONTROL OF PLASMA-GLUCOSE WITH SOMATOSTATIN ANALOG (SMS 201-995) DURING SURGICAL REMOVAL OF INSULINOMAS

Authors
UTAS C KELESTIMUR F BOYACI A SAGLAM A
Citation
C. Utas et al., CONTROL OF PLASMA-GLUCOSE WITH SOMATOSTATIN ANALOG (SMS 201-995) DURING SURGICAL REMOVAL OF INSULINOMAS, Postgraduate medical journal, 69(818), 1993, pp. 920-921
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
69
Issue
818
Year of publication
1993
Pages
920 - 921
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1993)69:818<920:COPWSA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Prevention of hypoglycaemia may sometimes be difficult in the operativ e period of insulinoma when parenteral volume overload is contraindica ted due to severe cardiac failure. We investigated the effects of octr eotide on hypoglycaemia during operations in two patients with insulin oma, one of whom had severe congestive heart failure. We found no hypo glycaemic values by using octreotide 100 mu g administered subcutaneou sly one hour before surgery. Octreotide therapy can safely be used bef ore surgery to prevent hypoglycaemia in patients with insulinoma.