Table 2

Hyperinsulinism clinical features and management

Patient #Diazoxide responsivenessHI managementGIRSurgeryPostsurgery managementAge off treatment
(months)
Current age (months)
Surgery
 1UnknownDeceased15NDNANANA
 2Surgery2598%Oct+continuous feedsNADeceased
 3Surgery442%None122
 4Surgery2290%Diazoxide715
 5Surgery875%none978
 6Surgery1360%Continuous D20523
 7Deceased50NDNANANA
 8Surgery5biopsiesContinuous D202152
 9Surgery3299%None2.25
 10Surgery14.591%None568
 11Surgery2295%Continuous feeds2844
 12Surgery1885%None1827
 13UnknownDeceased32NDNANANA
 14Deceased24NDNANANA
Octreotide
 15Oct11NA1262
 16Oct5.5NA717
 17Oct7.7NA2460
 18OctNKNA48107
 19Oct6.1NA1745
 20Oct13NANADeceased
Diazoxide
 21+DiazNKNA24177
 22+Diaz11.5NA2453
 23+DiazNKNA175
 24+Diaz21NA16
 25+Diaz10NA1263
 26+Diaz10NANK36
IC2
 27+Low-dose diaz12NA15
 28NTFrequent feedsNKNA1322
  • D20, intravenous dextrose; Diaz, diazoxide; GIR, glucose infusion rate in mg/kg/min-; NA, not applicable; ND, patient died prior to surgery; NK, not known; NT, diazoxide not trialled; Oct, octreotide.