Forty-eight-hour fast: the diagnostic test for insulinoma.
Volume: 85, Issue: 9, Pages: 3222 - 3226
Published: Sep 1, 2000
Abstract
Insulinoma causes fasting hypoglycemia due to inappropriate insulin secretion. Its diagnosis is based on demonstrating Whipple's triad during a supervised 72-h fast. For 75 yr, the 72-h fast has been the cornerstone for the diagnosis; however, it has never been critically assessed using newer assays for insulin, C peptide, and proinsulin. Thus, the aim of the current study is to assess the need for a full 72-h fast for the diagnosis of...
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Title
Forty-eight-hour fast: the diagnostic test for insulinoma.
Published Date
Sep 1, 2000
Volume
85
Issue
9
Pages
3222 - 3226
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