Ruling out disease, Abdomen
Low blood sugar and a suspected insulinoma. CT found no tumour, and the next step is a targeted one
- Patient
- female, 6 years
- Examination
- Whole-body CT, pre- and post-contrast
- Date
- September 2026
A six-year-old female patient was lethargic and had low blood sugar. The vet suspected an insulinoma, a tumour of the pancreas that releases too much insulin. She came for a CT scan to find out whether there was a visible lesion in the pancreas or elsewhere in the abdomen.
The CT found no lesion in the pancreas or in the other abdominal organs. Minor changes in the lungs may be related to the anaesthetic. An incidental finding was a mild narrowing, on the left, of the opening through which a nerve passes between the last lumbar vertebra and the sacrum.