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The prevalence and clinical implications of pancreatic fat accumulation identified during a medical check-up.
Medicine - 15 Oct 2021
Okada Kosuke, Watahiki Takahisa, Horie Kaoru, Takayama Takako, Aida Yuka, To Keii, Shida Takashi, Ishige Kazunori, Nishiyama Hiroyuki, Shoda Junichi, Suzuki Hideo
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ABSTRACT: Fatty pancreas (FP) is characterized by pancreatic fat accumulation and the subsequent development of pancreatic and metabolic complications. However, FP has not been categorized in the manual for abdominal ultrasound in cancer screening and health check-ups in Japan, and the pathology of FP has not been fully elucidated.Nine hundred and nineteen people who underwent a medical check-up had the severity...
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