Nontropical Sprue and Functioning Islet-Cell Adenoma of the Pancreas: Report of Case

Case Reports1 October 1958NONTROPICAL SPRUE AND FUNCTIONING ISLET-CELL ADENOMA OF THE PANCREAS: REPORT OF CASEHAROLD H. SCUDAMORE, M.D., WILLIAM M. MCCONAHEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., JAMES T. PRIESTLEY, M.D., F.A.C.S.HAROLD H. SCUDAMORE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM M. MCCONAHEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES T. PRIESTLEY, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-4-909 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNontropical sprue is not a common disease, and a functioning islet-cell tumor of the pancreas is rather uncommon. The occurrence of these two conditions in the same patient must be extremely rare because we have been unable to find any such case recorded in the literature. We have encountered such a patient in whom the symptoms of sprue had been noted for about four years, whereas those of the islet-cell tumor of the pancreas had been present for only eight months. This case of nontropical sprue and functioning islet-cell adenoma of the pancreas is being reported to emphasize the significant...Bibliography1. ConnSeltzer JWHS: Spontaneous hypoglycemia, Am. J. Med. 19: 460, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Landmann HR: The differential diagnosis of hypoglycemia, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 19: 110, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Thaysen TE: Non-tropical sprue: A study in idiopathic steatorrhoea, 1932, Levin & Munksgaard, Copenhagen. Google Scholar4. Saphir W: Spontaneous hypoglycemia in acute gastroenteritis, Am. J. Digest Dis. 20: 138, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BreidahlPriestleyRynearson HDJTEH: Hyperinsulinism: Surgical aspects and results, Ann. Surg. 142: 698, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BreidahlPriestleyRynearson HDJTEH: Clinical aspects of hyperinsulinism, J. A. M. A. 160: 198, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FinebergAltschul SKA: The encephalopathy of hyperinsulinism, Ann. Int. Med. 36: 536, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar8. MulderBastronLambert DWJAEH: Hyperinsulin neuronopathy, Neurology 6: 627, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital, New England J. Med. 250: 334, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. DaviesDentWillcox DRCEA: Hyperparathyroidism and steatorrhoea, Brit. M. J. 2: 1133, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. TaylorWollaegerComfortPower ABEEMWMH: The effect of cortisone on nontropical sprue (idiopathic steatorrhea), Gastroenterology 20: 203, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. FinlayWightman JMKJ: Modern treatment of the malabsorption syndrome in adults, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 191, 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar13. Brown GM: The effect of ACTH in a case of beta islet cell adenoma of the pancreas, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 18: 145, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. GordonKashtan WHHA: Islet cell tumor of the pancreas, Harper Hosp. Bull. 9: 60, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication July 15, 1957.From the Sections of Medicine and Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota.The Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, is a part of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Section of Publications, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome. Its Place in the Pathophysiology of Gastric Acid Secretion and of its Hormonal RegulationEndocrine Adenomatosis (Polyendocrine Disease) Familial OccurrencesThe syndrome of refractory watery diarrhea and hypokalemia in patients with a non-insulin—secreting islet cell tumorThe Pancreas: Current Contributions of Clinical InterestDIABETES AND STEATORRHEA IN PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS*PETER M. MASLEY, M.D., CHARLES A. BONANNO, M.D., WILLIAM J. GRACE, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 October 1958Volume 49, Issue 4Page: 909-917KeywordsAdenomasDiarrheaGraduate medical educationHypoglycemiaHypoglycemicsIngestionPancreasSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...