Effects of abdominal fat distribution parameters on severity of acute pancreatitis.

Authors
O'Leary, D P
O'Neill, D
McLaughlin, P
O'Neill, S
Myers, E
Maher, M M
Redmond, H P
Affiliation
Department of Academic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland. olearypeter83@hotmail.com
Issue Date
2012-07
MeSH
Abdominal Fat
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity
Pancreatitis
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult

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Citation
Effects of abdominal fat distribution parameters on severity of acute pancreatitis. 2012, 36 (7):1679-85 World J Surg
Journal
World journal of surgery
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/247172
DOI
10.1007/s00268-011-1414-y
PubMed ID
22491816
Abstract
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for acute pancreatitis. Increased visceral fat has been shown to exacerbate the pro-inflammatory milieu experienced by patients. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity of acute pancreatitis and abdominal fat distribution parameters measured on computed tomography (CT) scan.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1432-2323
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