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With the help of selective intraarterial calcium stimulation the insulinoma\u2019s localization can be narrowed down to one third of the pancreas which the selected artery supplies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>We aimed to prove the usefulness of the calcium stimulation test in case of 9 patients treated between 2006 and 2021 diagnosed with endogenous hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia confirmed by fasting test, where conventional imaging methods, like transabdominal ultrasound, CT or MRI failed to detect the source of hyperinsulinemia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed selective intraarterial calcium stimulation with angiography with calcium gluconate injected to the main supporting arteries of the pancreas (splenic, superior mesenteric and gastroduodenal arteries); blood samples were obtained from the right hepatic vein before, and 30, 60 and 120 seconds after calcium administration.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>With selective angiography we found a significant elevation of insulin levels taken from the right hepatic vein in five of the nine cases. On histopathology, the lesions were between 1-2 cm, in one case malignancy was also confirmed. In four patients we found a significant rise of insulin levels obtained from all catheterized sites, which confirmed the diagnosis of nesidioblastosis. 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