The treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism is highly specialized as the condition is so rare (most children’s hospitals encounter only one or two cases a year). Below you can find an overview of how CHI is treated and links to the hospitals/specialist centers across the Globe that specializes in treating CHI.
How is Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) treated?
Courtesy of Associate Professor Mr. Fabian Yap Kok Peng, Head & Senior Consultant KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Dept of Paediatrics, Endocrinology Service
Emergency treatment of Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI)
In this video from The University of Manchester you can learn more about emergency treatment of CHI to stabilize blood glukose levels
Treatment of Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) with medicine
In this video from The University of Manchester you can learn more about treating Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) with the medicine Diazoxide
This video from The University of Manchester gives an overview of treating Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI) with the medicines Octreotide and Lanreotide
Surgery for Congenital Hyperinsulinism (CHI)
As described above, the final option, if a patient is unresponsive to medicine, is to conduct a surgery of either a small part of or nearly all of their pancreas. Learn more about surgery for CHI in the video below from The University of Manchester
Hospitals and Centers across the Globe that specializes in CHI treatment
– Hyperinsulinism Center at Odense University Hospital (CHIC), Odense, Denmark
– CHI Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
– Cook Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
– Charitie Hospital, Berlin, Germany
– University Clinic, Magdeburg, Germany
– Great Ormond Street, London, England
– NORCHI, Northern Congenital Hyperinsulinism Service, Manchester, England
– Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
– Mater Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
– Necker Enfants MaladesNecker Hospital, Paris, France
– Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada