ArticleGosso P, Fornaciari F, Mascheroni VC, Marcolli G.
Arch Sci Med (Torino). 1977 Oct-Dec;134(4):515-20.
Differential haematological and instrumental examinations (OGTT, protracted fasting, i.v. tolbutamide, blood insulin, pancreatic scintiscanning, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy, panoramic abdominal arteriography, and selective arteriography of the coeliac trunk), preceded subtotal pancreasectomy in a severe case of hypoglycaemia attributable to organic hyperinsulinism. Epstein's method was used to extract insulin from the pancreatic tissue for radioimmunological assay.