Abstract
Various types of morphological changes in pancreas have been demonstrated in patients with type 1diabetes mellitus. We evaluated 35 patients suffering from type 1 diabetes mellitus and compared themwith 15 age, sex and BMI matched healthy controls to access the morphology of the pancreas byultrasonography which is non-invasive, economic, simple and easily available. It was found thatpatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus have a reduction in total area of the pancreas, increased diameterof the main pancreatic duct and presence of fibrosis and calcification which was more pronounced inpatients having longer duration of diabetes.
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