Abdominelle Sonografie bei Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus. Teil 1: Leber

Zusammenfassung

Die abdominelle Sonografie ist geeignet, Folgeschäden und Begleiterkrankungen des Diabetes mellitus an Leber, Pankreas, Nieren, Gastrointestinaltrakt und abdominell-retroperitonealen arteriellen Gefäßen zu erfassen und zu verfolgen. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht die abdominelle Sonografie die Erfassung von Pankreas- und Lebererkrankungen, die ursächlich für einen Diabetes mellitus sind. Auf der Grundlage einer systematischen Literaturanalyse wird in einer 3-teiligen Übersichtsarbeit der Stellenwert der abdominellen Sonografie bei Patienten mit Diabetes mellitus dargestellt. Teil 1 beschreibt die Relevanz und konkrete Befunde sonografischer Methoden für die Diagnostik der hepatischen Manifestationen und Komplikationen des Diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

In patients with diabetes mellitus, abdominal ultrasonography is the appropriate diagnostic technique to detect and to follow-up secondary and accompanying diseases of the liver, the kidneys, the pancreas, the gastrointestinal tract and of abdominal vessels. Moreover, pancreatic and hepatic diseases may be realized which are of etiological importance for diabetes mellitus. Based on a systematic survey of the published literature, this review in 3 parts will describe the value of abdominal ultrasonography in patients with diabetes mellitus. Part 1 deals with the diagnostic relevance and particular findings of ultrasonographic methods in hepatic manifestations and complications of diabetes mellitus.

Schlüsselwörter

Diabetes mellitus - nicht alkoholische Fettlebererkrankung (NAFLD) - Leberzirrhose - Glykogen-Hepatopathie - hepatozelluläres Karzinom - abdominelle Sonografie - Elastografie

Key words

diabetes mellitus - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - liver cirrhosis - glykogenic hepatopathy - hepatocellular carcinoma - abdominal ultrasonography - elastography

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