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After treatment of walled‐off necrosis, a pigtail plastic stent was placed in the fistula to prevent recurrence. Two years later, barium used in routine upper gastrointestinal radiography leaked into the residual cavity of the walled‐off necrosis. Tonozuka and colleagues conclude that an indwelling pigtail plastic stent provides long‐term drainage, but requires precautions.
Background
Insulinomas are rare insulin‐producing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours leading to severe episodes of hypoglycaemia. Surgery is the predominant curative therapy.
Methods
We report here the first paediatric case of an insulinoma of the pancreatic body resected completely robotically under ultrasound guidance in a 10‐year‐old male with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. The port set‐up...