Cover Image

Case report Complete pancreatic lipomatosis

RAMESH KUMAR

Abstract


Total fat replacement of the pancreas is rare.  Focal fatty replacement is the most common degenerative lesion of pancreas. Focal fatty deposits have no major clinical significance however, extreme fat replacement is of               pathologic significance, as it is associated with marked            reduction in exocrine function of pancreas, resulting in     malabsorption due to pancreatic enzyme insufficiency.


Full Text:

PDF

References


Sodhi KS, Vyas S, Khandelwa N, Gupta R. Complete pancreatic lipomatosis. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;29(2):65–65.

Chaudhary V, Agrawal R, Anand R, Narula M. Total pancreatic lipomatosis with malabsorption syndrome. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011;15(1):51.

Kim HJ, Byun JH, Park SH, Shin YM, Kim PN, Ha HK, et al. Focal Fatty Replacement of the Pancreas: Usefulness of Chemical Shift MRI. Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Feb;188(2):429–32.


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

An initiative of The Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University