Nesidioblastosis a case report
Abstract
A 2 months old female child with Nesidioblastosis
was treated by 95 pancreatectomy.
The baby presented with jitteriness
due to hyperinsulinic hypoglycaemia
and was treated medically. As the
child was not able to be managed medically
pancreatectomy was done. The infant
remained euglycemic postoperatively.
Recovery was uneventful
Keyword :Nesidioblastosis, hyperinsulinism,
hypoglycaemia, pancreatectomy.
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