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Lower Subcutaneous or Visceral Adiposity Assessed by Abdominal Computed Tomography Could Predict Adverse Outcome in Patients With Crohn’s Disease

Claire Thiberge, Cloé Charpentier, André Gillibert, Romain Modzelewski, Jean‐Nicolas Dacher, Guillaume Savoye, Céline Savoye‐Collet

Journal of Crohn s and Colitis · 2018 · 48 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Subcutaneous and visceral adiposity indexes correlate inversely with adverse outcome in patients with Crohn's disease. Alteration of body composition assessed by computed tomography in these patients appears to be a marker of disease severity.

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