Publication details
Steatóza slinivky břišní : klinický význam
| Title in English | Fatty pancreas disease: clinical impact |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Vnitřní lékařství |
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| Keywords | acute apncreatitis; dyslipidemia; fatty pancreas; non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease; non-alcoholic steatopancreatitis; obesity; pancreatic carcinoma |
| Description | Pancreatic steatosis is the name for a state charakterized by an increased accumulation of fat in the pancreas. It is most frequently due to obesity and the metabolic syndrome, other ethiological factors may include some congenital syndromes, toxic substances or viral diseases. Diagnostics is based on non-invasice imaging methods. The most accressible is abdominal ultrasound, also endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging can be used. In clinical practice, pancreatic steatosis is in particular significant because of its close assocination with type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular diseases. The disorder may aggravate the burden of acute pancreatitis, examined is its relationship to pancreatic cancer. Significant are also surgical reports on complications after pancreatic surgeries on individuals with pancreatic steatosis. |