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Essentials of Insulinoma Localization with Selective Arterial Calcium Stimulation and Hepatic Venous Sampling. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9103091. [PMID: 32992761 PMCID: PMC7601191 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Insulinomas are the most common functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Most insulinomas can be localized non-invasively with cross-sectional and nuclear imaging. Selective arterial calcium stimulation and hepatic venous sampling is an effective and safe minimally-invasive procedure for insulinoma localization that may be utilized when non-invasive techniques are inconclusive. The procedure’s technical success and proper interpretation of its results is dependent on the interventional radiologist’s knowledge of normal and variant pancreatic arterial perfusion. Accurate pre-operative localization aids in successful surgical resection. Technical and anatomic considerations of insulinoma localization with selective arterial calcium stimulation and hepatic venous sampling are reviewed.
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Ueda K, Ito T, Kawabe K, Lee L, Fujiyama T, Tachibana Y, Miki M, Yasunaga K, Takaoka T, Nishie A, Asayama Y, T Jensen R, Ogawa Y. Should the Selective Arterial Secretagogue Injection Test for Insulinoma Localization Be Evaluated at 60 or 120 Seconds? Intern Med 2017; 56:2985-2991. [PMID: 28943589 PMCID: PMC5725851 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9107-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Objective The selective arterial secretagogue injection (SASI) test is considered indispensable for the accurate localization of insulinoma. However, the optimum timing of the post-injection evaluation is controversial, as some studies recommend 60 seconds [SASI (60 seconds)] while others support 120 seconds [SASI (120 seconds)]. The aim of this study was to determine the optimum timing for the SASI test evaluation for insulinoma localization. Methods Thirteen patients with surgically proven insulinoma were studied retrospectively. For the SASI test, immunoreactive insulin (IRI) was determined at baseline and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 seconds after calcium gluconate injection. A two-fold or greater increase in IRI over the baseline value was considered positive. The localization abilities of SASI (60 seconds) and SASI (120 seconds) were then compared. Results In 13 patients, a secretagogue was injected into 40 arteries supplying the pancreas. In the SASI (60 seconds) and SASI (120 seconds), the respective findings were as follows: positive predictive value, 72.2% and 68.2%; false positive rate, 25.0% and 35.0%; and rate of positivity in the head and body/tail, 38.5% and 46.2%. When the artery with the largest change was taken as the dominant artery, the localization detection sensitivity was 76.9% for SASI (60 seconds) and 92.3% for SASI (120 seconds). The sensitivity of morphological imaging techniques for localization ranged from 61.5-91.7%. Conclusion Compared with SASI (60 seconds) or morphological imaging, the insulinoma localization ability of SASI (120 seconds) was superior. Given these findings, we believe that the IRI level should be measured at 120 seconds in the SASI test.
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- Keijiro Ueda
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
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Morera J, Guillaume A, Courtheoux P, Palazzo L, Rod A, Joubert M, Reznik Y. Preoperative localization of an insulinoma: selective arterial calcium stimulation test performance. J Endocrinol Invest 2016; 39:455-63. [PMID: 26577133 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0406-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Preoperative localization of an insulinoma is recommended to improve the cure rate, but non-invasive procedures can fail to detect the tumour. The objective of the study was to assess the performance of a selective arterial calcium stimulation test in the preoperative localization of insulinomas that were not detected by conventional imaging procedures. METHODS We conducted a monocenter retrospective case review of 13 patients who had endogenous hyperinsulinism and were treated between 1994 and 2013. Patients were selected on the basis of negative or doubtful non-invasive preoperative imaging. A selective arterial calcium stimulation test was performed by pancreatic and hepatic arteriography with selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation and hepatic venous sampling in order to obtain the plasma insulin measurement. We evaluated the efficacy of the test by comparing the results with an endoscopic ultrasound. RESULTS Twelve of the 13 patients underwent surgery, and the presence of an insulinoma was proven in 11 patients by pathological analysis of the tumour. An endoscopic ultrasound was consistent with surgery in 71.4 % of cases, while selective arterial calcium stimulation was consistent with surgery in 90.9 % and allowed detection of an insulinoma in two additional patients with a negative endoscopic ultrasound. One false-negative and one false-positive arterial calcium test were observed. No adverse events were recorded except transient skin flush following calcium injection in one patient. CONCLUSION The selective arterial calcium stimulation test is a sensitive diagnostic procedure for localizing insulinomas and may be considered when non-invasive radiological imaging does not allow the detection of an occult insulinoma.
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- J Morera
- Endocrinology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France
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- Endocrinology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France
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- Diagnostic Radiology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France
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- Endoscopic Ultrasound Unit, Trocadero Clinic, 75016, Paris, France
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- Endocrinology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France
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- Endocrinology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France
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- Endocrinology Unit, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Avenue de la côte de Nacre, CS 30001, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France.
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Chen YC, Liu CH, Yu CY, Huang GS. Intra-arterial calcium stimulation test with hepatic venous sampling for preoperative diagnosis of a large insulinoma in an obese young man. Singapore Med J 2014; 55:e132-5. [PMID: 25189314 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2014110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Herein, we report the case of a large benign insulinoma in an obese young man with a three-year history of asymptomatic hypoglycaemia. He presented to our outpatient department with a two-week history of dizziness and morning cold sweats. A random serum glucose test revealed hypoglycaemia. Upon admission, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen with intravenous contrast media showed an enhancing mass lesion in the uncinate process of the pancreas. To confirm the diagnosis, an intra-arterial calcium stimulation test with hepatic venous sampling was performed for preoperative localisation and to exclude the presence of occult insulinomas. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy, with successful resection of the pancreatic head tumour. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of insulinoma. The patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful, and he has not developed further episodes of hypoglycaemia three years post surgery.
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- Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Centre, No. 325, Sec 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Krampitz GW, Norton JA. WITHDRAWN: Current Problems in Surgery: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Curr Probl Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2013.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fiebrich HB, van Asselt SJ, Brouwers AH, van Dullemen HM, Pijl MEJ, Elsinga PH, Links TP, de Vries EGE. Tailored imaging of islet cell tumors of the pancreas amidst increasing options. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2011; 82:213-26. [PMID: 21704529 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2011.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Revised: 04/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pancreatic islet cell tumors are neuroendocrine tumors, which can produce hormones and can arise as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 or von-Hippel-Lindau-disease, two genetically well-defined hereditary cancer syndromes. Currently, technical innovation improves conventional and specific molecular imaging techniques. To organize the heterogeneous results described for the imaging of these tumors, we distinguished three indications (1) imaging of a patient with hormone hypersecretion, (2) search for a pancreatic primary in case of proven neuroendocrine cancer of unknown primary, and (3) screening of asymptomatic mutation carriers. We searched for publications on imaging of islet cell tumors between 1995 and January 2010 and defined a Level of Evidence (LOE) for the applicability of each technique. For each technique, data were analyzed in a Forest plot and arranged per imaging indication and tumor subtype. LOEs are weak for all imaging techniques. Analyses indicate a prominent role for endoscopic ultrasound for all three indications.
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- Helle-Brit Fiebrich
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Christiansen E, Vestergaard H. Insulinoma in a third-trimester pregnant woman combined with pre-eclampsia: a case report and review of the diagnostic strategies. Gynecol Endocrinol 2008; 24:417-22. [PMID: 18645715 DOI: 10.1080/09513590802210931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Insulinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors with an incidence of 4 per 1,000,000 person-years, being even rarer during pregnancy. During pregnancy most cases are recognized or become symptomatic during the first trimester. A 29-year-old woman, primigravida, was hospitalized in the 38th gestational week due to slurred speech, weakness and slow reaction patterns. An electroencephalogram and computed tomography scan of the brain and blood samples were normal. Blood pressure was 170-145/110-95 mmHg, albuminuria was moderate and there was moderate edema of the ankles. Labor started spontaneously the third day, 62 h after of hospitalization, and the patient gave birth to a healthy girl with no neonatal problems. Fourteen hours after delivery, the patient became comatose and developed universal clonic seizures. At the same time plasma glucose was <1.1 mmol/l and the patient responded immediately to intravenous glucose. The patient was managed with frequent small meals and continuous intravenous glucose. Postpartum testing was consistent with insulinoma and diazoxide treatment was initiated. Endoscopic ultrasound with biopsy showed an insulinoma in the head of the pancreas. During surgical exploration, four separate insulinomas were removed from the head of the pancreas. The hypoglycemic episodes resolved and the glucose levels normalized. Following biochemical diagnosis of insulinoma, diagnostic imaging procedures encountered include endoscopic ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography. Of isotopic procedures, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (Octreoscan) and newer receptor binding ligands can be used in non-pregnant women. Intraoperative ultrasonography seems mandatory. The present case demonstrates that seizure disorders in non-diabetic pregnant women may be caused by hyperinsulinemia-induced hypoglycemia due to insulinoma.
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Goldin SB, Aston J, Wahi MM. Sporadically occurring functional pancreatic endocrine tumors: review of recent literature. Curr Opin Oncol 2008; 20:25-33. [PMID: 18043253 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e3282f290af] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms often associated with a clinical syndrome. Their rarity makes a comprehensive study difficult at any single institution, while their uniqueness makes them desirable for investigation. This review summarizes recent information and advancements concerning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis, imaging characteristics, treatment algorithms, and staging. RECENT FINDINGS Insulinomas and gastrinomas comprise the majority of functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Advances in their identification and diagnostic evaluation, imaging techniques, and treatment algorithms are presented. Furthermore, a new staging classification system has been proposed which may significantly improve the ability to conduct future multi-institutional investigations on pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. SUMMARY Although rare, a thorough understanding of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors is essential for all physicians due to the wide variety of symptoms with which patients present. Currently, patients are often misdiagnosed for extended periods of time. This review summarizes the recently published literature about diagnosis, imaging, treatment, and staging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
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- Steven B Goldin
- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
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Casanova D, Polavieja MG, Naranjo A, Pardo F, Rotellar F, Gonzalez F, Luzuriaga C, Regaño S, Freijanes J. Surgical treatment of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (PHH) (insulinoma and nesidioblastosis). Langenbecks Arch Surg 2007; 392:663-70. [PMID: 17375321 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-007-0158-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND The persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is characterized by clinical symptoms that occur when the blood glucose levels drop below the normal range. Two pathological situations cause this clinical problem: The presence of a tumor of the pancreas secreting excessive amounts of insulin, known as insulinoma, and congenital beta-cell hyperplasia in the pancreas in children and noninsulinoma pancreatogenic hypoglycemia syndrome in adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical characteristic and surgical outcome of a group of 20 patients operated on for this hypoglycemic syndrome; 18 for insulinoma and two for nesidioblastosis in children was studied. RESULTS eight of the insulinomas were in the head of the pancreas, two in the body, and the remaining eight in the tail. The surgical technique was enucleation in nine cases, local resection in one case because of suspicious malignancy, and distal pancreatectomy in eight cases. Both children with nesidioblastosis underwent 85% pancreatectomy with splenic preservation. There was no mortality in the study, but three patients developed a low-volume pancreatic fistula after head enucleation. CONCLUSIONS Negative results in diagnostic localization together with the small size of the insulinoma represent a poor combination for successful surgery. The intraoperative ultrasonography is the method of choice for the identification of the tumor, as it is able to identify nonpalpable lesions.
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- Daniel Casanova
- Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, 39008 Santander, Spain.
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Morita S, Machida H, Kuwatsuru R, Saito N, Suzuki K, Iihara M, Obara T, Mitsuhashi N. Preoperative localization of pancreatic insulinoma by super selective arterial stimulation with venous sampling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 32:126-8. [PMID: 16932851 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-006-9040-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Although most insulinomas are small, they have been successfully detected by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging recently. However, preoperative localization of the insulinomas by arterial stimulation with venous sampling is crucial when they show atypical findings on these imaging modalities. We report a case of a large benign insulinoma located at the pancreatic tail; this tumor was diagnosed correctly by super selective arterial stimulation with venous sampling.
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- Satoru Morita
- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.
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Recent advances in minimally invasive pancreatic surgery encompass laparoscopic, retroperitoneoscopic, endoscopic, thoracoscopic, and percutaneous approaches. Applications of endoscopic pancreatic surgery include laparoscopic resection, necrosectomy, drainage of pseudocysts, gastric and biliary bypass, and thoracoscopic splanchnotomy. This review provides an update on laparoscopic pancreatic resections. Over 400 cases of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) and enucleation (LEn) have been reported in the English literature, largely for benign disease. LDP and LEn have been associated with reductions in blood loss, morbidity, and hospital stay and a greater rate of splenic preservation compared with open surgery. Laparoscopic ultrasound is essential for intraoperative localization of insulinomas because failure of localization is the most common cause for conversion to laparotomy. The role of LDP with en bloc splenectomy and laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) for malignancy remains controversial. The majority of LPDs have been performed for malignancy. The short-term results of the limited world experience of 34 reported LPDs appear favorable.
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- Basil J Ammori
- Department of Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
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Jackson JE. Angiography and arterial stimulation venous sampling in the localization of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005; 19:229-39. [PMID: 15763697 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Insulin- and gastrin-secreting neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas are often very small at presentation because of the potent effects of their hormonal outputs, and they may therefore prove difficult to localize preoperatively. This is despite the advances made in recent years in cross-sectional imaging techniques, especially multidetector-row computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound. In this chapter the techniques of angiography and arterial stimulation venous sampling used for the localization of these neoplasms are described; a combination of these two modalities provides both anatomical and functional data that are not available with other localization techniques, thereby improving operative outcome.
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- James E Jackson
- Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
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Cucchiaro G, Markowitz SD, Kaye R, Adzick NS, Litman RS, Stanley CA, Watcha MF. Blood Glucose Control During Selective Arterial Stimulation and Venous Sampling for Localization of Focal Hyperinsulinism Lesions in Anesthetized Children. Anesth Analg 2004; 99:1044-1048. [PMID: 15385347 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000132550.59059.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Surgical management of congenital hyperinsulinism is improved by accurate localization of small, focal dysregulated pancreatic lesions using the arterial stimulation and venous sampling (ASVS) test, which can demonstrate increased hepatic venous insulin concentrations after selective arterial injections of calcium. However, anesthesia-related increases in blood glucose can induce insulin secretion, making it difficult to interpret ASVS test data. In this retrospective study, we examined the effect of anesthetic interventions on blood glucose concentrations in 68 children undergoing ASVS testing. We considered only the glucose concentrations observed before calcium stimulation in the final analysis. The choice of drugs for induction (sevoflurane, propofol, or thiopentone), maintenance inhaled anesthetics (sevoflurane, desflurane, or isoflurane), and the use of caudal epidural bupivacaine were not associated with significant differences in the mean blood glucose concentration before ASVS. However, patients receiving remifentanil infusions had smaller mean glucose concentrations (80 +/- 18 versus 100 +/- 44 mg x dl(-1), P = 0.01). These concentrations were also significantly smaller if tracheal intubation was delayed for at least 10 min after induction while patients received inhaled anesthetics via a face mask along with remifentanil infusions (79 +/- 14 for delayed intubation versus 95 +/- 39 mg x dl(-1) for early intubation, respectively, P = 0.03). The percentage increase in glucose concentrations from preintubation values was significantly smaller in these subjects (3.7% +/- 21.9% for delayed intubation versus 31.7% +/- 60.4% for early intubation, P = 0.02). We conclude that the anesthetic management protocol for these patients should include the use of remifentanil infusions and the administration of inhaled anesthetics and remifentanil infusions for a minimum of 10 min to establish a deep plane of anesthesia before tracheal intubation.
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- Giovanni Cucchiaro
- From The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Differential diagnosis of hypoglycemic patients should include insulinoma. Plasma insulin-to-glucose ratio greater than 0.3 or C-peptide levels of 2 nmol/L or greater suggest insulinoma. Abdominal CT scan can exclude metastatic disease and identify uncommonly large islet cell tumors, but has poor sensitivity for localizing insulinomas; transgastric endoscopic ultrasound is the most sensitive technique. Palpation combined with intraoperative ultrasound identifies most tumors at operation and gives vital information about surrounding structures. If no tumor is found, blind distal pancreatectomy should not be performed, and the patient should be referred to an endocrinologist or endocrine surgeon for diagnostic confirmation and further localization. Laparoscopy is a viable alternative to open tumor resection; laparoscopic ultrasound can facilitate localization and guide safe resection.
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- Emily Finlayson
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center at Mount Zion Medical Center, 1600 Divisadero Street, Hellman Building, Room C3-47 San Francisco, California 94143-1674, USA
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Sung YM, Do YS, Lee MK, Shin SW, Liu WC, Choo SW, Choo IW. Selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling for preoperative localization of insulinomas. Korean J Radiol 2003; 4:101-8. [PMID: 12845305 PMCID: PMC2698067 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2003.4.2.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2003] [Accepted: 05/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the value of selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling using serum insulin and C-peptide gradients for the preoperative localization of insulinomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven consecutive patients (three men and four women aged 15-77 (mean, 42.7) years) with hypoglycemia underwent selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation in conjunction with hepatic venous sampling. Insulin gradients were calculated by an individual blinded to all other preoperative imaging studies and operative findings. In all patients except one, C-peptide gradients were also analyzed. The results were compared with the preoperative findings of ultrasonography, computed tomography, arteriography and endoscopic ultrasonography, as well as with the intraoperative findings of ultrasonography and palpation at surgery. RESULTS Eight insulinomas (mean diameter, 12.5 mm) were diagnosed after surgery. In six patients, the calcium stimulation test with insulin gradients allowed accurate localization of the pathologic source of insulin secretion. Both C-peptide and insulin gradients substantially increased diagnostic accuracy. In one patient, C-peptide gradients were more helpful than insulin gradients for tumor localization. CONCLUSION Selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling is a highly accurate and safe method for the preoperative localization of insulinomas. Additional C-peptide gradients seem to be helpful in assessing tumor location, but further study is needed.
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- Yon Mi Sung
- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kasono K, Hyodo T, Suminaga Y, Sugiura Y, Namai K, Ikoma A, Tamemoto H, Imawari M, Kawakami M, Ishikawa SE. Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography improves the preoperative localization of insulinomas. Endocr J 2002; 49:517-22. [PMID: 12402985 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We report a case in which endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), intraductal ultrasonography (IDUS) and contrast-enhanced EUS using Levovist helped to localize insulinoma correctly. A 74-year-old woman complained of symptomatic fasting hypoglycemia with relatively high concentration of serum insulin level. Dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a small tumor of 8 mm diameter in the pancreatic head. Insulin secretion was strongly stimulated by calcium injection into the gastroduodenal artery. To clarify the precise localization, we performed EUS, IDUS and contrast-enhanced EUS. The tumor was enhanced clearly by Levovist, and the distance from the main pancreatic duct was more than 3 mm. Therefore, a preoperative decision could be made to use the enucleation method for resection of the tumor. The surgeon could enucleate the tumor in a brief operation according to the preoperative diagnosis, and serum glucose levels returned to normal range after the operation. Contrast-enhanced EUS using Levovist was shown to be a useful diagnostic method for precise localization of small insulinoma.
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- Keizo Kasono
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jichi Medical School, Omiya Medical Center, Amanuma-cho, Saitama, Japan
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