Selective Arterial Calcium Stimulation with Hepatic Venous Sampling in Patients with Recurrent Endogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Metastatic Insulinoma: Evaluation in Five Patients

Scott M. Thompson, Adrian Vella, F. John Service, Geoffrey Thompson, James C. Andrews

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Abstract

Selective arterial calcium stimulation (SACST) with hepatic venous sampling was performed in 5 patients (3 female, 2 male; age range, 53–73 y) with recurrent endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia caused by metastatic insulinoma between January 2004 and December 2014. The biochemical results of SACST confirmed functional hepatic metastases alone (n = 3), peripancreatic lymph-node and hepatic metastases (n = 1), and occult insulinoma in the pancreatic bed (n = 1), thereby helping to guide management. SACST may be useful to determine the extent of functional metastatic insulinoma, particularly within the liver, and may provide clinicians with additional information to help guide the multidisciplinary management of patients with recurrent endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1745-1749
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume28
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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