Visceral adiposity predicts post-operative Crohn's disease recurrence.

Darcy Q HoltG T MooreB J G StraussAmy L HamiltonP De CruzM A Kamm

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2017)

Visceral adiposity is an independent risk factor for endoscopic recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery. Sarcopenia correlates with inflammatory biomarkers. Measures of visceral adipose tissue may help to stratify risk in post-operative management strategies.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
high fat diet
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
free survival