Publications by authors named "Hendrik Vossschulte"

(1) Introduction: Working in an emergency department requires fast and straightforward decisions. Therefore, decision guidance represents an essential tool for successful patient-centered care. Beyond the residents' own knowledge and experience, printed books have been the primary source of information in the past.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) is a rare cause of severe hypoglycemia in newborns. In focal CHI, usually one activity peak in fluorine-18-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-DOPA) positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging (PET-MRI) indicates one focal lesion and its resection results in cure of the child. We present the case of a 5-month-old girl with CHI.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

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.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF