Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Insulinomas are rare pancreatic NETs presenting with chronic hypoglycaemia. Current guidelines for diagnosis require a prolonged fasting test (72 h), which implies hospitalization and is difficult to perform, delaying prompt diagnosis and treatment. It has been reported that 65 to 85% of insulinomas could be diagnosed after less of a 24h fasting period and 94 to 95.7% within 48h, although a shorter test for diagnosis has not yet been standardized.<p class="ab...