Congenital hyperinsulinism and surgical outcome in a single tertiary center in Brazil

• Main Authors: Raphael Del Roio Liberatore, Junior (Author), Isabella Christina Mazzaro Monteiro (Author), Flavio de Oliveira Pileggi (Author), Wellen Cristina Canesin (Author), Lourenço Sbragia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a heterogeneous genetic disease characterized by increased insulin secretion and causes persistent hypoglycemia in neonates and infants due to dysregulation of insulin secretion by pancreatic β cells. Babies with severe hypoglycemia and for whom medical...