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In acute pancreatitis, peripancreatic VAT has a stronger correlation with severe acute pancreatitis than BMI or WC. VAT volume is strongly correlated with the formation of a pseudocyst and with systemic inflammatory response syndrome in patients with acute pancreatitis and high VAT volume may lead to severe acute pancreatitis.
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