Assessment of Suspected Insulinoma by 48-hour Fasting Test: A Retrospective Monocentric Study of 23 Cases

Marcus Quinkler, Fanny Strelow, Matthias Pirlich, W. Rohde, Henrik Biering, Herbert Lochs, H Gerl, Christian J. Strasburger, M Ventz

Hormone and Metabolic Research · 2007 · 33 citations · 0 references

Abstract

In conclusion, the 48-hour fasting test was successful in the diagnosis of insulinoma in 95.7% of patients. In this series we did not observe a need for fasting beyond 48 hours.