Reversible Focal Hepatic Steatosis in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Treated With Intraperitoneal Insulin Implantable Pump Therapy

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2008 English Publisher:American Diabetes AssociationJournal:Diabetes Care, volume 31, pages e49-e49 (issn: 0149-5992, eissn: 1935-5548,

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Authors: Laurent Meyer; Jeremy Jeantroux; Jean Pierre Riveline; François Moreau; Sophie Boivin; Thomas Moser; Michel Pinget; +1 Authors

doi: 10.2337/dc07-2393

Reversible Focal Hepatic Steatosis in Type 1 Diabetic Patients Treated With Intraperitoneal Insulin Implantable Pump Therapy

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Intraperitoneal insulin infusion (IPII) using implantable devices is used in treatment of hypoglycemia-prone diabetes. A 35-year-old type 1 diabetic woman had been treated with IPII for 3 years when a metabolic degradation occurred. A catheter tip obstruction wassuspected. An enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan was performed showing a subcapsular hypoattenuating region in the left lobe of the liver, consistent with focal steatosis. The catheter tip, surrounded by a thickening of tissue, stuck to the …

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