Use of the artificial beta cell during anesthesia for surgical removal of an insulinoma.
Use of the artificial beta cell during anesthesia for surgical removal of an insulinoma.
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在麻醉过程中使用人工 β 细胞进行胰岛素瘤切除手术。
DOI:
10.1213/00000539-198012000-00013
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发表时间:
1980
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
L. Valenta
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文献类型:
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作者:
J. Pulver;B. Cullen;D. R. Miller;L. Valenta
An insulinoma is an insulin-secreting tumor of the pancreatic beta cells, first described by Harris in 1924.' Classically an insulinoma is associated with Whipple's triad, which consists of: (1) a history of repeated episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia associated with, (2) concomitant blood glucose levels less than 50 mg/100 ml, and (3) relief of symptoms by the administration of glucose.' Diagnosis of insulinoma is made by symptomatic fasting, tolbutamide challenge, artenography, and inappropriately elevated fasting plasma insulin levels measured by radioimmunoassay. The administration of anesthesia for surgical removal of an insulinoma is challenging due to difficulties involved in maintenance of a normal level of blood glucose. Profound hypoglycemia can occur during manipulation of the tumor, whereas a marked elevation in blood glucose levels may occur following successful extirpation of the tumor. In the absence of repetitive blood glucose determinations, clinical assessment of those levels is extremely difficult due to masking effects of anesthesia and surgical stimulat i ~ n . ~ Furthermore, wide swings in blood glucose concentrations may result from anesthesia and surgery in the absence of a n insulin-secreting tumor. The recent development of a n artificial beta cell (Biostator, Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, IN) allows for improved control of patients with insulinomas through the device's ability to analyze blood glucose