Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus: Spectrum of Imaging Findings

Khaled M. Elsayes, MD, Christine 0. Menias, MD, Una Sierra, MD, Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, and Joel E Piatt, MD

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is the most common multisystemic endocrine disorder. It can be complicated by several serious gastroin�testinal manifestations that can be depicted by a variety of imaging methods. This article reviews the most commonly depicted gastrointes�tinal and hepatobiliary findings in patients with diabetes mellitus. These findings include motor dysfunction, biliary stasis with cholelithiasis and emphysematous cholecystitis, and fatty infiltration of the liver and pancreas.