J Korean Radiol Soc.
1997 Feb;36(2):291-294.
Size of Pancreas in Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Study Based on CT
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Seoul Eulji General Hospital, Seoul.
- 2Department of Radiology, Nowon Eulji General Hospital, Seoul.
- 3Department of Radiology, Incheon-Christian Hospital, Incheon.
Abstract
- PURPOSE
To evaluate changes of pancreatic size with aging in control subjects and in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Two groups of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients were examined; one had been treated with an oral hypoglycemic agent(n=59), and the other with insulin(n=56). The CT findings of 175 patients without clinical evidence of pancreatic disease were included as a normal control.
RESULTS
In control subjects, pancreatic size and age correlated. The pancreas was smaller in non-insulin-dependent diabetics than incontrol subjects and smaller in insulin- treated non-insulin-dependent diabetics than in non-insulin treated patients.
CONCLUSION
The pancreas was smaller in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients than in control subjects within the same age range.
