Arterial Calcium Stimulation with Hepatic Venous Sampling in the Localization Diagnosis of Endogenous Hyperinsulinism

Table 1

Patients and diagnosis tests for the detection of insulinoma.

Patient number	CT scan	MRI	Intraoperative US	Arteriography	ASVS	Surgery	Final diagnosis
1	ND	ND	ND	ND	P	DPC	I
2	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	DPC	NB
3	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	TP	I
4	NP	ND	NP	ND	N	TP	NB
5	ND	NP	NP	ND	N	NP	NP
6	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	TP	I
7	ND	NP	ND	ND	P	DPC	I
8	D	NP	NP	ND	P	TP	I
9	NP	ND	NP	ND	P	TP	I
10	D	ND	NP	D	P	TE	I
11	D	ND	NP	D	P	DPC	I
12	ND	NP	NP	ND	N	NP	NP
13	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	TP	NB
14	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	DPC	I
15	ND	ND	NP	D	P	TE	I
16	D	NP	NP	ND	P	TE	I
17	NP	ND	NP	ND	P	TP	NB
18	NP	D	NP	D	P	TP	I
19	ND	ND	NP	ND	P	TP	I
20	ND	ND	ND	ND	N	TP	NP
21	ND	NP	NP	ND	N	NP	NP
22	ND	NP	NP	ND	P	NP	NP
23	ND	ND	NP	ND	P	NP	NP
24	ND	ND	NP	ND	P	TP	I
25	D	NP	NP	ND	P	TP	I
26	ND	ND	NP	ND	N	NP	NP
27	ND	NP	NP	ND	N	NP	NP
28	ND	NP	D	D	P	DPC	I
29	ND	ND	NP	ND	P	DPC	NB
30	ND	ND	NP	ND	P	NP	NP

CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; intraoperative US: intraoperative ultrasonography; ASVS: intra-arterial calcium stimulation test with hepatic venous sampling; ND: nondiagnostic; NP: nonperformed; D: diagnostic; P: positive; N: negative; DPC: duodenopancreatectomy; TP: total pancreatectomy; TE: tumor enucleation; I: insulinoma; NB: nesidioblastosis.