PREVENTION OF HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH PANCREATIC MICROADENOMATOSIS BY A LONG-ACTING SOMATOSTATIN ANALOGUE SMS 201-995 |
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| Authors: | A. W. C. KUNG J. T. C. MA C. WANG K. H. FU K. S. L. LAM R. T. T. YEUNG J. BOEY |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong. |
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| Abstract: | Acute suppression of insulin secretion from pancreatic insulinomas by long-acting somatostatin analogue SMS 201-995 has been documented. We report the chronic use of the drug in a patient with persistent hypoglycaemia due to benign pancreatic microadenomatosis with satisfactory control of plasma glucose level and reduction of insulin production. There was no tachyphylaxis or untoward side-effect noted during the 6-month treatment period. |
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