Kathleen Möller, Christian Jenssen, Barbara Braden, Michael Hocke, Stephan Hollerbach, André Ignee, Siegbert Faiss, Julio Iglesias-Garcia, Siyu Sun, Yi Dong, Siliva Carrara, Christoph F Dietrich
During the aging process, typical morphological changes occur in the pancreas, which leads to a specific "patchy lobular fibrosis in the elderly." The aging process in the pancreas is associated with changes in volume, dimensions, contour, and increasing intrapancreatic fat deposition. Typical changes are seen in ultrasonography, computed tomography, endosonography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Typical age-related changes must be distinguished from lifestyle-related changes. Obesity, high body mass index, and metabolic syndrome also lead to fatty infiltration of the pancreas...
2023: Endoscopic Ultrasound