Laparoscopic pancreatic resection of an insulinoma in a child.

Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumour infrequently reported in children. Operative excision is the treatment of choice, but requires a disproportionately large incision to remove a small and benign tumour located deep in the retroperitoneum. Laparoscopic resection of benign tumours of the pancreas has been increasingly reported in adults and seems to be ideal for pancreatic insulinomas. We present the case of pancreatic insulinoma in a 13-year-old boy treated by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.