Association of fatty pancreas with pancreatic endocrine and exocrine function

The purpose of this study was to clarify whether fatty pancreas might lead to impaired pancreatic endocrine or exocrine function.The study involved 109 participants who had undergone the glucagon stimulation test and N-benzoyl-L-tyros-p-amino benzoic acid (BT-PABA) test to assess pancreatic function as well as unenhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT). Pancreatic endocrine impairment was defined as ΔC peptide immunoreactivity less than 2...