Can pancreatic steatosis affect exocrine functions of pancreas?

TAHTACI, MUSTAFA; Algin, OKTAY; KARAKAN, TARKAN; YÜREKLİ, ÖYKÜ; Alisik, Murat; Koseoglu, Huseyin; Metin, Melike; Bolat, Aylin; EREL, ÖZCAN; ERSOY, OSMAN

doi:10.5152/tjg.2018.17696

Can pancreatic steatosis affect exocrine functions of pancreas?

TAHTACI M., Algin O. , KARAKAN T., YÜREKLİ Ö. T. , Alisik M., Koseoglu H., ...Daha Fazla

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.588-594, 2018 (SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 29 Konu: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17696
Dergi Adı: The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.588-594

Özet

Background/Aims: Pancreatic steatosis (PS) is a generally used term to define accumulation of fat in the pancreas. In theory PS may be able to affect the exocrine function of pancreas. In this study we aimed to determine the effect of PS on exocrine pancreas function.