Case report: Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy for focal congenital hyperinsulinism in a 5-month-old baby

BackgroundIn focal congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), surgery is the gold standard of treatment, even for lesions localized in the head of the pancreas. We report the video of the pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy performed in a five-month-old child with focal CHI.Operative techniqueBaby was p...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Surgery
Main Authors:	Gionata Spagnoletti, Zoe Larghi Laureiro, Alberto Maria Fratti, Arianna Maiorana, Maria Carmen Garganese, Milena Pizzoferro, Carlo Dionisi-Vici, Marco Spada
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Subjects:	congenital hyperinsulinemic hypolglycemia (CHI) pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD) pediatric surgery hypoglycaemia insulin dysregulation
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1085238/full