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Case Reports
. 1986 Mar-Apr;9(2):186-8.
doi: 10.2337/diacare.9.2.186.

Insulinoma in a 94-year-old woman: long-term therapy with verapamil

J S Ulbrecht, R Schmeltz, J H Aarons, D A Greene
Case Reports

Insulinoma in a 94-year-old woman: long-term therapy with verapamil

J S Ulbrecht et al. Diabetes Care. 1986 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Several drugs can be used to control hypoglycemia caused by insulin-secreting pancreatic tumors but none are reliably efficacious or free of side effects. We report the case of a woman with an insulinoma who refused surgical intervention and was successfully treated with the Ca2+-channel blocker verapamil.

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