Sirolimus Therapy and Follow-up in a Patient with Severe Congenital Hyperinsulinism Following Subtotal Pancreatectomy

• Main Authors: Qiong Chen (Author), Yongxing Chen (Author), Xiaohong Wang (Author), Haihua Yang (Author), Yingxian Zhang (Author), Xiaojing Liu (Author), Yun Yan (Author), Haiyan Wei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayincilik, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is the most common cause of severe, persistent hypoglycemia in neonates and infants. If the patient does not respond to medical treatment the currently available treatment is subtotal pancreatectomy, but some patients still experience severe hypoglycemia after surger...