Insulinoma-a case report.

BNM, a 40 years Hindu male presented with history of intermittent fainting attacks and had increase in body weight for last 2 years. He used to take a lot of sweets to recover from the attact. His body wht was 100 kg. His fasting blood sugar was 50 mg/dl and insulin glucose (I/G) ratio was 0.6. CT scan of abdomen showed one solitary tumour in the body of pancreas near its tail. Laparotomy was done. The tumour was found to be a benign insulinoma on microscopic examination. Though the postoperative period was uneventful but he succumbed probably due to pulmonary embolism.