Focal form of congenital hyperinsulinism in a newborn diagnosed with ¹⁸F-DOPA PET/CT allows laparoscopic surgical approach

Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol (Engl Ed). 2021 Sep-Oct;40(5):318-319. doi: 10.1016/j.remnie.2020.09.006. Epub 2021 Jul 23.

Authors

C G Wakfie-Corieh¹, C Rodríguez Rey², A Ortega Candil², L F Ávila Ramírez³, O Pérez Rodríguez⁴, J L Carreras Delgado²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: cristinagwc@gmail.com.
² Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
³ Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Unidad de Endocrinología Infantil, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 34305034
DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2020.09.006

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Congenital Hyperinsulinism* / diagnostic imaging
Congenital Hyperinsulinism* / surgery
Dihydroxyphenylalanine / analogs & derivatives
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Laparoscopy*
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

Substances

fluorodopa F 18
Dihydroxyphenylalanine