Correlation of non-alcoholic fatty pancreas with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by transabdominal ultrasound examination

Abstract

Background: Nowadays, fat infiltration in the pancreas is a common finding during the routine abdominal ultrasound examination. it is also often noted that fatty infiltration in pancreas is a finding along with the fatty infiltration in the liver. So, an association between no alcoholic fatty pancreas (NAFP) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is plausible which is noted mainly in the urban population and the developing countries. Many studies have been done on this subject. it is also noted in many previous studies, several metabolic factors which play a role in the relation to fatty pancreas are also related to the fatty liver disease. Today, the clinical consequences of non-alcoholic fatty pancreas have brought it to attention of many clinicians, especially those involved in gastroenterology. Our study aimed to identify the possible association between the non-alcoholic fatty pancreas with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Materials and method: In this retrospective study 1220 cases were taken from Jan 2018 to Jan 2019. The age group was between 20 to 60 years. This study was undertaken in JJ diagnostic centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. We had used the GE LOGIQ P5 ultrasound machine with 3.5 MHz curvilinear probe in our diagnostic clinic for this study. The scans were done by two experienced radiologists. Results: Through our study it is observed that there is a positive correlation between prevalence of NAFP and NAFLD. Fatty Pancreas is a common finding during abdominal ultrasound examination Conclusion: though our study has detected increased prevalence of fatty pancreas in the normal population and association with fatty liver. Further studies are required to find out how the metabolic abnormalities are related with non-alcoholic fatty pancreas.

Keywords: NAFP (Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas) NAFLD (Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Abdominal Ultrasound, Metabolic Diseases.