[Abdominal ultrasonography in patients with diabetes mellitus. Part 1: Liver]

Z Gastroenterol. 2015 Apr;53(4):306-19. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1398949. Epub 2015 Apr 10.
[Article in German]

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
  • Diabetes Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Liver Diseases / etiology*
  • Patient Positioning / methods
  • Ultrasonography / methods*