Size of Pancreas in Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Study Based on CT.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.36.2.291
- Author:
Ju Won SHIN
1
;
Soon Min YOON
;
Mi Jin YOON
;
Moon Gab SONG
;
Yoon Suk KIM
;
Young Kyu YOON
;
Se June JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul Eulji General Hospital, Seoul.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Pancreas, anatomy;
Pancreas, CT
- MeSH:
Aging;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*;
Humans;
Pancreas*;
Pancreatic Diseases
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;36(2):291-294
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate changes of pancreatic size with aging in control subjects and in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two groups of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients were examined; one had been treated with an oral hypoglycemic agent(n=59), and the other with insulin(n=56). The CT findings of 175 patients without clinical evidence of pancreatic disease were included as a normal control. RESULTS: In control subjects, pancreatic size and age correlated. The pancreas was smaller in non-insulin-dependent diabetics than incontrol subjects and smaller in insulin- treated non-insulin-dependent diabetics than in non-insulin treated patients. CONCLUSION: The pancreas was smaller in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients than in control subjects within the same age range.
