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Clinical implications of fatty pancreas: Correlations between fatty pancreas and metabolic syndrome

Jun Seok Lee, Sang Heum Kim, Dae Won Jun, Jee Hye Han, Eun Chul Jang, Ji Young Park, Byung Kwan Son, Seong Hwan Kim, Yoon Ju Jo, Young Sook Park,

World Journal of Gastroenterology · 2009 · 300 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Sonographic fatty pancrease showed higher insulin resistance, visceral fat area, triglyceride, and ALT levels than normal pancreases. Fatty pancreas also showed a strong correlation with metabolic syndrome.

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