TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of variant pancreatic arterial anatomy and overlap in regional perfusion on the interpretation of selective arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling for preoperative localization of occult insulinoma
AU - Thompson, Scott M.
AU - Vella, Adrian
AU - Service, F. John
AU - Grant, Clive S.
AU - Thompson, Geoffrey B.
AU - Andrews, James C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This publication was supported by CCaTS Grant Number TL1 TR000137 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, this grant supported Mr. Thompson's MD–PhD training program. Pancreas
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: To determine the impact of variant pancreatic arterial anatomy and overlap in regional perfusion on the interpretation of selective arterial calcium stimulation (SACST) with hepatic venous sampling for preoperative localization of occult insulinoma. Methods: An institutional review board-approved retrospective review was undertaken of 42 patients with surgically confirmed, occult insulinoma who underwent SACST from January 1996 to March 2014. Location of the insulinoma was predicted initially based on the biochemical results of SACST alone according to Doppman's criteria. Pancreatic arteriograms were reviewed blinded to the biochemical results and the regional perfusion of each artery assessed. The anatomic and perfusion data were combined with the biochemical results to make a second prediction and compared with the surgical findings. Results: The biochemical results were positive in 1, 2, and 3 arterial distributions in 73.8%, 21.4%, and 4.8% of patients, respectively. The celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) anatomy were aberrant in 38.1% and 35.7% of patients, respectively. Clinically significant variations included dorsal pancreatic artery replaced to SMA (21.4%) and celiac stenosis (4.8%). Significant variation and overlap in regional pancreatic perfusion was observed, particularly for the SMA. Sensitivity for insulinoma localization was 54.8% (diagnostic arteriography), 73.8% (biochemical data), 88.1% (biochemical, anatomic, perfusion data), and 92.8% (arteriographic, biochemical, anatomic, perfusion data). Conclusion: Careful review of the pancreatic arterial anatomy and regional perfusion is critical for correct interpretation of the biochemical results of SACST and improves the sensitivity of localization for occult insulinoma, particularly in the presence of pancreatic arterial variants or overlap in regional perfusion.
AB - Background: To determine the impact of variant pancreatic arterial anatomy and overlap in regional perfusion on the interpretation of selective arterial calcium stimulation (SACST) with hepatic venous sampling for preoperative localization of occult insulinoma. Methods: An institutional review board-approved retrospective review was undertaken of 42 patients with surgically confirmed, occult insulinoma who underwent SACST from January 1996 to March 2014. Location of the insulinoma was predicted initially based on the biochemical results of SACST alone according to Doppman's criteria. Pancreatic arteriograms were reviewed blinded to the biochemical results and the regional perfusion of each artery assessed. The anatomic and perfusion data were combined with the biochemical results to make a second prediction and compared with the surgical findings. Results: The biochemical results were positive in 1, 2, and 3 arterial distributions in 73.8%, 21.4%, and 4.8% of patients, respectively. The celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) anatomy were aberrant in 38.1% and 35.7% of patients, respectively. Clinically significant variations included dorsal pancreatic artery replaced to SMA (21.4%) and celiac stenosis (4.8%). Significant variation and overlap in regional pancreatic perfusion was observed, particularly for the SMA. Sensitivity for insulinoma localization was 54.8% (diagnostic arteriography), 73.8% (biochemical data), 88.1% (biochemical, anatomic, perfusion data), and 92.8% (arteriographic, biochemical, anatomic, perfusion data). Conclusion: Careful review of the pancreatic arterial anatomy and regional perfusion is critical for correct interpretation of the biochemical results of SACST and improves the sensitivity of localization for occult insulinoma, particularly in the presence of pancreatic arterial variants or overlap in regional perfusion.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 25873534
AN - SCOPUS:84942990313
SN - 0039-6060
VL - 158
SP - 162
EP - 172
JO - Surgery (United States)
JF - Surgery (United States)
IS - 1
ER -