We report herein the case of an 80-year-old woman with insulinoma who was regarded as an unsuitable candidate for immediate surgery due to her advanced age and obesity, for whom octreotide, a long-acting analogue of somatostatin, was used to improve her hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia without hyperalimentation. Administering a minimal dose of octreotide for a long period resulted in the improvement of leg edema, weight control, and cardiopulmonary function, and resection of the pancreatic tumor was safely carried out without any complications.
作者：Y, Tanaka；H, Funahashi；T, Imai；T, Naruse；K, Suzumura；Y, Oda
来源：Surgery today 2000 年 30卷 6期
