Clin Ultrasound.
2023 Nov;8(2):43-47. 10.18525/cu.2023.8.2.43.
Clinical Impact of Fatty Pancreas and Its Correlation with Metabolic Disease: Focusing on the Cellular Mechanism and the Ultrasonographic Findings
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- 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2555169
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.18525/cu.2023.8.2.43
Abstract
- Fatty pancreas is commonly observed on abdominal ultrasonography. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the clinical significance and the severity of fatty pancreas. This review article summarized previous studies describing the criteria for severity grading and diagnosis, the importance of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool, and the clinical significance of the relationship between fatty pancreas and inflammation and cancer. Furthermore, the manuscript attempted to demonstrate the clinical, molecular, and cellular associations of fatty pancreas with metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
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