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- Title
Incidence and predictive factors of hypoglycemia after pheochromocytoma resection.
- Authors
Araki, Saori; Kijima, Toshiki; Waseda, Yuma; Komai, Yoshinobu; Nakanishi, Yasukazu; Uehara, Sho; Yasuda, Yosuke; Yoshida, Soichiro; Yokoyama, Minato; Ishioka, Junichiro; Matsuoka, Yoh; Saito, Kazutaka; Kihara, Kazunori; Fujii, Yasuhisa; Nakano, Yujiro; Yoshimoto, Takanobu; Uchida, Tokujiro
- Abstract
Objectives: To determine the incidence and preoperative risk factors of post‐excisional hypoglycemia in patients undergoing pheochromocytoma resection. Methods: Patients who underwent surgical resection of pheochromocytoma at a single institution were retrospectively enrolled in the present study. The primary end‐point was the development of post‐excisional hypoglycemia; that is, a serum glucose level <70 mg/dL. The serum levels of immunoreactive insulin and glucose levels during the preoperative oral glucose‐tolerance test and surgery were analyzed to elucidate the mechanism of hypoglycemia. Results: A total of 49 patients underwent surgical resection of pheochromocytoma, of which 21 patients (43%) developed post‐excisional hypoglycemia. The incidence of hypoglycemia was not statistically different between patients with adrenal tumors and those with extra‐adrenal tumors (18/41 [44%] vs 3/8 [38%], respectively, P = 0.73). There was no difference in the immunoreactive insulin/glucose ratio during the preoperative oral glucose‐tolerance test between patients with and those without post‐excisional hypoglycemia. The intraoperative immunoreactive insulin/glucose ratio was significantly higher in patients with hypoglycemia than in those without hypoglycemia. A higher 24‐h urinary epinephrine level, but not norepinephrine level, was a predictive factor for post‐excisional hypoglycemia. Conclusions: Post‐excisional hypoglycemia is a frequent complication of pheochromocytoma resection, irrespective of the tumor location, and might be common in patients with epinephrine‐predominant tumors. All patients undergoing resection of adrenal and extra‐adrenal pheochromocytoma require intensive monitoring of serum glucose levels during and after surgery.
- Subjects
ADRENAL tumors; HYPOGLYCEMIA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; INSULIN; GLUCOSE
- Publication
International Journal of Urology, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 2, p273
- ISSN
0919-8172
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/iju.13864