Percutaneous Cryoablation of Recurrent Pancreatic Mass for Life-Threatening Pancreatic VIPoma Syndrome: A Case Report

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2021 Jan;44(1):163-166. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02630-2. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

Abstract

We present the case of a 73-year-old female who underwent percutaneous cryoablation for recurrent life-threatening pancreatic vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-producing tumor (VIPoma) following a pancreaticoduodenectomy and chemotherapy 5 years earlier. She presented with profuse watery diarrhea causing severe electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities, along with acute kidney injury. Cryoablation was successful in treating her profound symptoms, completely reversing her clinical course. The patient has made a successful recovery for the last 1.5 years since the procedure.

Keywords: Ablation; Cryoablation; VIPoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cryosurgery / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreatectomy / methods*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Syndrome
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vipoma / diagnosis
  • Vipoma / surgery*