Pinnacle Hospital performs landmark endoscopic procedure to treat teen’s pancreatic tumour

Gastroenterologists from city based Pinnacle Hospital in Visakhapatnam have successfully treated a 17-year-old girl suffering from a rare, insulin-secreting pancreatic tumour using an advanced, minimally invasive technique known as Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided microwave ablation.

​Doctors at the hospital claimed that this is the first procedure of it’s kind has been performed in India for pancreatic insulinoma.

​The teenager was brought to the hospital following recurrent, debilitating episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which severely impacted her daily activities. Diagnostic evaluations revealed elevated insulin levels caused by a 12 mm insulinoma, a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour, located in the head of her pancreas close to major blood vessels.

​While conventional management of such lesions typically requires complex major pancreatic surgery, the clinical team led by Dr. Sravan Kumar opted for EUS-guided microwave ablation to avoid open surgery and preserve healthy tissue.