Selective Vein Catheterization for Hormone Assay in Endocrine Tumours of the Pancreas

Abstract
Based on 45 examinations the technique of selective catheterization of the pancreatic veins for blood sampling using percutaneous transhepatic approach to the portal vein is described. The results are compared with the angiographic findings in 16 patients with islet cell tumours of islet cell hyperplasia.