Pancreatic steatosis: diagnosis and clinical significance

Journal Title: JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1

Abstract

Pancreatic steatosis (PS), with increased use of abdominal imaging in recent years generally appears as incidental. But it is a condition that is often overlooked. The reason for this is not yet fully demonstrated the clinical significance of PS while. However, in recent years, there are some studies conducted on the relationship with ps and other disease such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, acute and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.  In this review, the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and clinical characteristics of ps were evaluated in the light of recent literature and current approache

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Murat Dağdeviren, Mustafa Altay, Emra Nalbant

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  • EP ID EP423243
  • DOI 10.16899/gopctd.290190
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Murat Dağdeviren, Mustafa Altay, Emra Nalbant (2017). Pancreatic steatosis: diagnosis and clinical significance. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE, 7(1), 107-112. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-423243