Lobaton-Ginsberg M, Sotelo-González P, Ramirez-Renteria C, Juárez-Aguilar FG, Ferreira-Hermosillo A. Insulinoma after sleeve gastrectomy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(18): 6227-6233 [PMID: 35949856 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6227]
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Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, MD, MSc, Research Scientist, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Endocrinas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 330 Cuauhtémoc, Doctores, Mexico City 06720, Mexico. aldo.nagisa@gmail.com
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Case Report
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Miry Lobaton-Ginsberg, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Mexico City 52786, Mexico
Pilar Sotelo-González, Servicio de Endocrinología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City 06720, Mexico
Claudia Ramirez-Renteria, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Endocrinas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico
Fany Gabriela Juárez-Aguilar, Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City 06720, Mexico
Author contributions: Lobaton-Ginsberg M participated in the conception and design of the report and wrote the paper; Sotelo-González MP made substantial contributions to the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of the patient data and helped write the paper; Juárez-Aguilar FG performed the histopathological and immunohistochemical report; Ramírez-Rentería C and Ferreira-Hermosillo A were involved in the coordination and design of the report and the revision of the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, MD, MSc, Research Scientist, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Endocrinas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 330 Cuauhtémoc, Doctores, Mexico City 06720, Mexico. aldo.nagisa@gmail.com
Received: December 13, 2021 Peer-review started: December 13, 2021 First decision: January 8, 2022 Revised: January 24, 2022 Accepted: April 28, 2022 Article in press: April 28, 2022 Published online: June 26, 2022
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been proposed as an effective and durable treatment for severe obesity and glucose metabolism disorders, and its prevalence has increased from 5% to 37% since 2008. One common complication after bariatric surgery is a postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemic state. While rare, insulinomas can cause this state, where symptoms are more common in the fasting state; thus, evaluation of insulin secretion is needed. Until now, there have been no reports of insulinoma after LSG.
CASE SUMMARY
We describe the case of a 43-year-old woman who was referred to the obesity clinic 2 years after LSG was performed. She had symptoms of hypoglycemia predominantly in the fasting state and documented hypoglycemia of less than 30 mg/dL, which are compatible with Whipple’s triad. Initially, dumping syndrome was suspected, but after a second low fasting plasma glucose was documented, a 72-h fasting test was performed that tested positive. Computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound were performed, identifying the presence of a homogeneous hypoechoic semioval tumoral lesion in the pancreas. The diagnosis was compatible with insulinoma. After laparoscopic enucleation of the insulinoma, the symptoms and hypoglycemia disappeared. The histopathological report described a well-differentiated grade 2 neuroendocrine tumor with positive chromogranin and synaptophysin and Ki67 immunopositivity in 4% of the neoplastic cells.
CONCLUSION
Insulinoma after LSG is a rare condition, and clinicians must be aware of it, especially if the patient has hypoglycemic symptoms during the fasting state.
Core Tip: Neuroglycopenic symptoms compatible with Whipple’s triad were identified in a woman 2 years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, predominantly occurring in the fasting state. After discarding late dumping syndrome, a 72-h fasting test was performed and tested positive. Imaging techniques documented the presence of a tumoral lesion in the pancreas, compatible with insulinoma. After laparoscopic enucleation of the insulinoma, the symptoms were relieved. When hypoglycemia occurs after bariatric surgery, evaluation of insulin secretion is needed to conduct a correct diagnostic approach. Follow-up must be performed by a multidisciplinary team.
