Internal medicine

Radiology

Surgery

Adverse effect

Radiofrequency ablation

Asymptomatic

Pancreatectomy

Pancreas

Ablation

Neuroendocrine tumors

Insulinoma

Tertiary referral centre

General surgery

Medicine

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Insulinoma is the most frequent functional neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas, and preserving surgery is the treatment of choice. EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) is a novel and promising technique that induces tissue necrosis of localized lesions. This article presents a preliminary clinical experience in treating pancreatic insulinomas <2 cm by EUS-RFA, focusing on safety and efficacy.

EUS-guided radiofrequency ablation for pancreatic insulinoma: experience in 2 tertiary centers