Evaluation of Pancreatic Lipomatosis among Adult Saudi Diabetic Patients using Diagnostic Ultrasonography

Abstract

This retrospective and analytical descriptive study was Zahrat Al-Amal poly clinic (1) (Kingdom Saudi Arabia). First March to first July 2018, for adults (diabetic) patients came to ultrasound clinic for general indications of trans-abdominal ultrasound. The problem of study was increase in numbering of pancreatic Lipomatosis among Saudi population. The objectives of this study were to evaluation of pancreatic lipomatosis among Saudi population in Riyadh using medical diagnostic ultrasound, to determine the age, gender group which highest prevalence, to correlate between the family history group of DM which highest prevalence, to find the comments type of fatty replacement of pancreas. The data were collected variables included using High resolution H60 ultrasound machine (Samsung manufacturing – koria) with 3.5 MHz convex probe, , through 50 DM patients their age was from (15-60) years old. The data were analysis by (SPSS) version 20. The result revealed the average mean of age (3.1±0.99), the high prevalence of Lipomatosis in age (more than 45) years old and commonest in female than male. Also there was strong correlation between lipomatosis and age of patient at P value = (0.022) .There was strong correlation between lipomatosis and patient family history especially the patients whom had gastric sleeve surgery, the different significant at P value = (0.022). Lipomatosis was commonest in patients with type II of DM, but there was no significant at P value (0.212). No correlation between Lipomatosis and alcohol abuse at P value = (0.868). Researcher recommended increase size of sample, using 3D and 4D for other accurate measuring.