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Focal fatty sparing of the pancreatic head in cystic fibrosis: CT findings

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The most common imaging appearance of the pancreas in cystic fibrosis is diffuse, complete fatty replacement. We present a case of complete fatty replacement of the pancreatic body and tail with total sparing of the pancreatic head. To our knowledge, this pattern of fatty sparing and its associated computed tomographic appearance have not been previously reported in cystic fibrosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, 1250 East Marshall Street, P.O. Box 980615, Richmond, VA 23298-0615, United States

    L. R. Carucci

  2. Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States

    J. E. Jacobs

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Carucci, L., Jacobs, J. Focal fatty sparing of the pancreatic head in cystic fibrosis: CT findings. Abdom Imaging 28, 853–855 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0030-1

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