Role of visceral fat on postoperative complications and relapse in patients with Crohn's disease after ileocecal resection: Is it overrated?
Christian Hans Wolfgang SchineisIoannis PoziosKatharina BoubarisBenjamin WeixlerCarsten KamphuesGeorgios Antonios MargonisMartin Ernst KreisRahel Maria StrobelKatharina BeyerClaudia SeifarthJan LuitjensDavid KaufmannJohannes Christian LauscherPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2024)
Radiological visceral obesity variables were associated with postoperative outcomes or clinical recurrence in CD patients undergoing ICR. Preoperative measurement of visceral fat measurement is not specific for predicting postoperative complications or CD relapse.