The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 88, 898-901, Copyright © 1984 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Surgical treatment of idiopathic hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in children. First successful subtotal pancreatectomy with preservation of spleen reported by Evarts A. Graham (1934)
JL Ternberg
The first successful subtotal pancreatectomy for idiopathic hypoglycemia in
a child was performed by Dr. Evarts Graham in 1934. He did an extended
resection and preserved the spleen. Although both of these aspects of the
operation are now identified as important principles, it is apparent from a
review of the literature that their importance was not recognized for many
years.