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A. Faggiano

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Epidemiology of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. a gender perspective

2020

Purpose: Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs) are a group of clinically rare and heterogeneous tumors of the pancreas. Currently there are no studies investigating the gender difference in PNEN susceptibility. Thus, the purpose of this study was aimed at examining how gender shapes risk factors, clinicopathological features, and comorbidities in PNENs. Methods: The study design consisted of an Italian multicenter, retrospective study. The study included all consecutive patients with PNENs followed at the participating centers. Two hundred and twenty-nine patients (105 males,124 females, age 54 ± 0.98 years) with PNENs were enrolled at the participating centers. The clinicopathologica…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyCardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Gender; Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms; Sex; Type 2 diabetes; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pancreas; Retrospective Studies; Diabetes Mellitus Type 2; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Pancreatic NeoplasmsPancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasmEndocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism030209 endocrinology & metabolismType 2 diabetesDiseaseNeuroendocrine tumorsType 2 diabete03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyRetrospective StudieInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusEpidemiologymedicinegenderPancreaHumanssexPancreasRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industrypancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasmsRetrospective cohort studyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCardiovascular diseasecardiovascular diseasesNatural historyPancreatic NeoplasmsNeuroendocrine TumorsDiabetes Mellitus Type 2030220 oncology & carcinogenesisPancreatitisFemaleepidemiologytype 2 diabetescardiovascular diseases; epidemiology; gender; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms; sex; type 2 diabetesbusinessNeuroendocrine TumorHuman
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The treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia in adults: an update

2016

Treatment of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia (HH) is challenging due to the rarity of this condition and the difficulty of differential diagnosis. The aim of this article is to give an overview of the recent literature on the management of adult HH. A search for reviews, original articles, original case reports between 1995 and 2016 in PubMed using the following keywords: hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia, insulinoma, nesidioblastosis, gastric bypass, autoimmune hypoglycaemia, hyperinsulinism, treatment was performed. One hundred and forty articles were selected and analysed focusing on the most recent treatments of HH. New approaches to treatment of HH are available including mini-invasive sur…

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsendocrine system diseasesEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismGastric bypassNesidioblastosis030209 endocrinology & metabolismHypoglycemiaSettore MED/13 - Endocrinologia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyHyperinsulinismmedicineHyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemiaHumansAutoimmune hypoglycaemiaInsulinomaEverolimusbusiness.industryAutoimmune hypoglycaemia; Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Nesidioblastosis; Treatment; Adult; Humans; Hyperinsulinism; HypoglycemiaAutoimmune hypoglycaemia; Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Nesidioblastosis; Treatment; Adult; Humans; Hyperinsulinism; Hypoglycemia; Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism; EndocrinologySettore MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGIANesidioblastosimedicine.diseaseHypoglycemiaSurgeryDiabetes and MetabolismTreatmentNesidioblastosisAutoimmune hypoglycaemia; Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Nesidioblastosis; Treatment030220 oncology & carcinogenesisAutoimmune hypoglycaemiaInsulinomaAutoimmune hypoglycaemia; Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycaemia; Insulinoma; Nesidioblastosis; Treatment; Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism; EndocrinologyDifferential diagnosisbusinessHyperinsulinismhormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsmedicine.drugHuman
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