Open AccessDiagnostic yield of endoscopic ultrasound in patients with hypoglicemia and insulinoma suspected
Author(s) -
Félix Ignacio Téllez-Ávila,
Gladys Yolanda Acosta-Villavicencio,
Carlos Chan,
Jorge Hernández-Calleros,
Luis Uscanga,
Francisco Valdovinos-Andraca,
Miguel Ángel Ramírez-Luna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.151349
Subject(s) - medicine , insulinoma , predictive value , gold standard (test) , endoscopic ultrasound , radiology , hyperinsulinemia , predictive value of tests , positive predicative value , ultrasound , hypoglycemia , pancreas , insulin , insulin resistance
Noninvasive imaging techniques have shown limitations to identify insulinomas. In few studies reported so far, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has proven to be able to locate lesions. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of computed tomography versus EUS for the detection of insulinomas.