Publications

Authors:

Caldart, Federico; de Pretis, Nicolò; Luchini, Claudio; Ciccocioppo, Rachele; Frulloni, Luca

Title:

Pancreatic steatosis and metabolic pancreatic disease: a new entity?

Year:

2023

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE

ISSN of journal:

1828-0447

N° Volume:

18

Number or Folder:

8

Page numbers:

2199-2208

Keyword:

fatty pancreas; pancreati fat accumulation; pancreatic metabolic disease; pancreatic steatosis

Short description of contents:

: Overweight and obesity are some of the most important health challenges. Many diseases are related to these metabolic disorders, and, among them, the pancreatic fat accumulation, also called "pancreatic steatosis" or "nonalcoholic fatty pancreas", seems to have an emerging role in different conditions. There are different method to evaluate the fat content in the pancreas, such as histology, different imaging techniques and endoscopic ultrasound, but there is no gold standard for the correct diagnosis and for the identification of "inter/intralobular" and "intra-acinar" pancreatic fat. However, the fat storage in the pancreas is linked to chronic inflammation and to several conditions, such as acute and chronic pancreatitis, type 2 diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer. In addition, pancreatic fat accumulation has also been demonstrated to play a role in surgical outcome after pancreatectomy, in particular for the development of postoperative pancreatic fistula. Different possible therapeutic approaches have been proposed, but there is still a lack of evidence. The aim of this review is to report the current evidence about the relationship between the obesity, the pancreatic fat accumulation and its potential role in pancreatic diseases.

Note:

Epub 2023 Jul 18

Product ID:

134781

Handle IRIS:

11562/1100086

Last Modified:

November 12, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Caldart, Federico; de Pretis, Nicolò; Luchini, Claudio; Ciccocioppo, Rachele; Frulloni, Luca, Pancreatic steatosis and metabolic pancreatic disease: a new entity? «INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE» , vol. 18 , n. 8 , 2023 , pp. 2199-2208

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