title: Diagnostic Performance of 48-Hour Fasting Test and Insulin Surrogates in Patients With Suspected Insulinoma.
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of the 48-hour fasting test and insulin surrogates followed by a glucagon stimulatory test (GST) for the diagnosis of insulinoma.
  
  
  
  Thirty-five patients with suspected insulinoma who underwent 48-hour fasting test and GST were retrospectively included in our study: 15 patients with surgically proven insulinomas and 20 patients in whom insulinoma was clinically ruled out. We determined the duration of the fasting test, plasma glucose levels, serum levels of immunoreactive insulin and C-peptide, and insulin surrogates (serum levels of β-hydroxybutyrate, free fatty acid, and response of plasma glucose to intravenous glucagon [ΔPG]) at the end of the fast.
  
  
  
  The sensitivity and specificity of the 48-hour fasting test were 100.0% and 80.0%, respectively, for the diagnosis of insulinoma. When the 48-hour fasting test and immunoreactive insulin, C-peptide, or insulin surrogates were combined, the combination with GST showed the best results. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy rate were 93.3%, 95.0%, and 94.3%, respectively, with 1 false-negative case and 1 false-positive case occurring.
  
  
  
  A more accurate and less invasive diagnosis of insulinoma was possible by combining the 48-hour fasting test with the GST, compared with the existing method.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University; †Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Kyushu Medical Center; ‡Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; and §Digestive Diseases Branch, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: Keijiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Lingaku
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimori
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: Yoshinao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
authors.forename: Tetsuhide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D007340:Insulinoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D005934:Glucagon; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid