Table 6.

Symptomatology of patients pre- and post-resection for noninsulinoma pancreatogenous hypoglycemia (Scale: 0 – No symptoms; 1 – rare; 2 – Monthly; 3 – Weekly; 4 – daily symptoms).

	Median (mean) preop value	Median (mean) postop value	P value
Experience symptoms of low blood sugar	4 (3.84)	2 (2.15)	<0.001
Experience fullness after eating	4 (3.17)	4 (3.31)	0.85
Experience symptoms of diarrhea	1 (1.83)	1 (1.60)	0.40
Have greasy, foul-smelling stools	1 (1.65)	1 (1.58)	0.55
Experience nausea or vomiting	3 (2.19)	1 (1.65)	0.003
Check your blood sugars at home	4 (3.38)	3 (2.65)	0.002
Experience high blood sugars (>200mg/dl)	0 (0.79)	0.5(1.27)	0.06
Experience low blood sugars (<50mg/dl)	4 (3.57)	2 (2.17)	<0.001
Stay home from work because of symptoms	3 (2.17)	0 (1.00)	<0.001
Get evaluated in a doctor’s office	2 (2.14)	1 (1.39)	<0.001
Get evaluated in the hospital/Emergency Room	1 (1.39)	0 (0.56)	<0.001