Impact of fatty pancreas and lifestyle on the development of subclinical chronic pancreatitis in healthy people undergoing a medical checkup

Abstract Background Although fat accumulation in human organs is associated with a variety of diseases, there is little evidence about the effect of a fatty pancreas on the development of subclinical chronic pancreatitis over the clinical course. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study from...

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Main Authors: Makoto Fujii, Yuko Ohno, Makoto Yamada, Yoshihiro Kamada, Eiji Miyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd 2019-02-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-019-0763-2