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Cystic fibrosis in adolescents and adults: fatty replacement of the pancreas--CT evaluation and functional correlation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10207457     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To compare the computed tomographic (CT) features of pancreatic fatty replacement in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) with those in control subjects and to correlate the degree of fatty replacement with the functional status of the pancreas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT scans in 15 patients with CF (group 1) and in 15 control subjects without CF (group 2) were evaluated for thickness and degree of pancreatic fatty replacement. Thickness was measured at four anatomic levels. The pattern of pancreatic fatty replacement was visually evaluated in four pancreatic regions. Images were semiquantitatively analyzed by two readers. The degree of fatty replacement was correlated with the functional status of the pancreas. RESULTS: In group 1, pancreatic glandular tissue was significantly thinner (P < .001) and the degree of fatty replacement was significantly greater in the four regions (P < .001) than those in group 2. In Group 1, no relationship was found between the degree of pancreatic fatty replacement and that of pancreatic endocrine dysfunction. A significant relationship was found between the degree of fatty replacement and that of pancreatic exocrine dysfunction (P < .001). CONCLUSION: In patients with CF, pancreatic glandular tissue is significantly reduced in size. Pancreatic fatty replacement is the most frequent pattern in older patients with CF and correlates with pancreatic exocrine dysfunction.
Authors:
P Soyer; L Spelle; J P Pelage; A C Dufresne; Y Rondeau; M Gouhiri; A Scherrer; R Rymer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  210     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  1999 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-06     Completed Date:  1999-05-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  611-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Body and Vascular Imaging, Hôpital Lariboisière-AP-HP, Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adipose Tissue / physiopathology,  radiography*
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Contrast Media
Cystic Fibrosis / physiopathology,  radiography*
Female
Humans
Islets of Langerhans / physiopathology
Male
Pancreas / physiopathology,  radiography*
Prospective Studies
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Single-Blind Method
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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