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Preoperative treatment of benign insulinoma: diazoxide or somatostatin analogues?

Quentin Gilliauxa Department of Endocrinology, CHU UCL Namur (Site Godinne), Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
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Claude Bertrandb Department of Digestive, Endocrine and General Surgery, CHU UCL Namur – (Site Godinne), Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-1767
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François Hanona Department of Endocrinology, CHU UCL Namur (Site Godinne), Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium
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Julian E. Donckiera Department of Endocrinology, CHU UCL Namur (Site Godinne), Université Catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 136-139 | Received 05 Apr 2020, Accepted 25 Apr 2020, Published online: 18 May 2020

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