Octreotide-Treated Diabetes Accompanied by Endogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Protein-Losing Gastroenteropathy

Figure 3

Results of SACI tests at 2004 (a) and 2008 (b). A vascular catheter was located to each specific artery (■ splenic (distal), ▲ splenic (proximal), ▾ gastroduodenal, ♦ supramesenteric, • proper hepatic, ∘ inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery). Blood samples were collected from the hepatic vein for measuring insulin concentrations before and after stimulation by calcium gluconate (Ca²⁺ 0.025 mEq/Kg).

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