Fatty Pancreas

2007337 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Abhishek Mathur · Indiana University School of Medicine

Henry A. Pitt · Indiana University Bloomington

Megan B. Marine · Indiana University Bloomington

Romil Saxena · Indiana University Bloomington

C. Max Schmidt · Indiana University Bloomington

Howard Thomas · Indiana University Bloomington

Attila Nakeeb

Abstract

These data suggest that patients with postoperative pancreatic fistula have (1) increased pancreatic fat and (2) decreased pancreatic fibrosis, blood vessel density, and duct size. Therefore, we conclude that fatty pancreas is a risk factor for postoperative pancreatic fistula.

Topics & Keywords

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 246, Issue 6, pp. 1058-1064

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31814a6906

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