Prevalence Rate and Predictive Factors of Pancreatic Diseases in Cases with Pancreatic Duct Dilatation: A Cross-sectional Study of a Large, Healthy Japanese Population.

Conclusions In cases with ultrasonography-determined pancreatic duct dilatation, subsequent detailed examinations of the pancreas were necessary because of the high-prevalence rate of 24.8%. In particular, marked pancreatic duct dilatation ( ≥3.5 mm) and elevated HbA1c ( ≥6.1%) strongly suggest the presence of pancreatic diseases. PMID: 31813913 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research