Congenital hyperinsulinism associated with Hirschsprung’s disease—a report of an extremely rare case

Abstract Background Congenital hyperinsulinism (CH) is a rare disease, characterized by severe hypoglycemia induced by inappropriate insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells in neonate and infant. Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is also a rare disease in which infants show severe bowel movement diso...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Takeshi Shono, Kumiko Shono, Yoshiko Hashimoto, Shohei Taguchi, Masanori Masuda, Kastumi Muramori, Tomoaki Taguchi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2020-01-01
Subjects:	Congenital hyperinsulinism Nesidioblastosis Hirschsprung’s disease Diazoxide Octreotide
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-0778-3