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ea0032p521 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2013

Diagnosis of endogenous hyperinsulinism through arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling

Moreno Paloma Moreno , Exposito Maria Rosa Alhambra , Tendero Luis Zurera , Ortega Rafael Palomares , Moreno Maria Angeles Galvez , Lopez Pedro Benito

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the utility of arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling (ASVS) in the localization of tumors in patients with endogenous hyperinsulinism not detected with other methods.Patients and methods: We performed a retrospective study of 30 patients admitted to our hospital for hypoglycemia who underwent ASVS because the source of hyperinsulinism was not clearly identified by other imaging techniques...