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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2026; 16(1): 109580
Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109580
Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109580
Fatty pancreas: Current insights and future perspectives
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Abeer Abdellatef, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 11562, Egypt
Abdullah Zuhair Alyouzbaki, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul 41002, Ninawa, Iraq
Nadeem Tehami, Interventional Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Okasha HH conceptualized the idea, revised and edited the final manuscript; Alyouzbaki AZ and Tehami N collected the data; Awad A drafted the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Corresponding author: Hussein Hassan Okasha, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini, Old Cairo, Cairo 11562, Egypt. okasha.hussein@gmail.com
Received: May 16, 2025
Revised: June 7, 2025
Accepted: September 10, 2025
Published online: March 20, 2026
Processing time: 271 Days and 14 Hours
Revised: June 7, 2025
Accepted: September 10, 2025
Published online: March 20, 2026
Processing time: 271 Days and 14 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: With the global increase in obesity cases, non-alcoholic fatty pancreatic disease (NAFPD), characterized by fat accumulation in the pancreas with minimal alcohol consumption, has emerged as a condition of growing interest. Despite its parallels with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and clinical implications of NAFPD remain poorly understood; therefore, further research is necessary to advance early detection and treatment.