Pancreatic lipomatosis in the Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Identification by sonography and CT-scan.
The typical pathological finding in the pancreas of patients with the Shwachman-Diamond syndrome is fatty infiltration. In this report it is emphasized that this lipomatosis can be demonstrated by non-invasive techniques, using abdominal ultrasound and CT-scan.
D010188:Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography