Study Characterizes New Onset Diabetes Risk Following Partial Pancreatic Resection
Findings from a new national study showed that risk of new onset diabetes mellitus following partial pancreatectomy for pancreatic cystic lesions (PCL) was associated with metabolic syndrome, increasing age, and cardiovascular disease/heart failure.
In a study presented at the annual American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2020 meeting, a team led by Stephen Firkins, MD of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, characterized the incidence and risk factors associated with new onset diabetes in this patient population. Read more . . .