Fatty Pancreas: Should We Be Concerned?
| Autor: | Suresh T. Chari, Naoki Takahashi, Nissy Ann Philip, Vijay P. Singh, Michael J. Levy, Shounak Majumder |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Diagnostic Imaging
medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Bioinformatics Gastroenterology Risk Assessment Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Risk Factors Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Pancreatic cancer Internal Medicine Medicine Humans Stage (cooking) Pancreas Metabolic Syndrome Hepatology business.industry Pancreatic Diseases medicine.disease Lipid Metabolism Pancreatic Neoplasms medicine.anatomical_structure Adipose Tissue 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pancreatitis 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Narrative review Steatosis Metabolic syndrome business |
| Zdroj: | Pancreas. 46(10) |
| ISSN: | 1536-4828 |
| Popis: | The metabolic consequences of visceral fat deposition are well known, and the presence of intrapancreatic fat (IPF) has been recognized for decades. However, our knowledge about the distribution of fat in the pancreas and its clinical implications is in a nascent stage. Various terms have been proposed to describe IPF; for the purpose of this narrative review, we chose the general term fatty pancreas. Herein, we describe the radiologic, endoscopic, and histopathologic aspects of diagnosing fatty pancreas and provide an overview of the diseases associated with this condition. Our purpose is to highlight diagnostic challenges and identify specific clinical questions that would benefit from further study. As evident in this review, IPF is associated with various metabolic diseases, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, and precancer-yet establishing causality needs careful, further study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|