title: Pancreatic venous samplings in infants and children with primary hyperinsulinism.
abstract: The authors present 19 cases of hyperinsulinism in children worked up with selective pancreatic venous samplings (PVS). Focal lesions were found in 7, diffuse secretion in 8 and normal insulin levels in 4. In three patients with focal hypersecretion less extensive surgery could be performed and confirmed the presence of focal lesions in two. These preliminary results are encouraging and PVS seems to be a valuable technic for detection of focal lesions in the pancreas of children with hyperinsulinism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brunelle
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Negre
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Fekete
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Czernichow
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saudubray
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kuntz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tach
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lallemand
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010179:Pancreas / Q000098:blood supply; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D011172:Portography / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin