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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Assessment of Acute Pancreatitis Severity and Prognosis with CT-Measured Body Composition.

Ying Zhou, Ningbo Hao, Zhongping Duan, Ming Kong, Manman Xu, Dan Zhang, Xiangxiang Xu, Qingwen Yuan, Changzheng Li

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  5. Correlation Analysis of Body Muscle-Fat Composition Parameters and CT Severity Index with Disease Severity in Acute Pancreatitis.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2026
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  11. Clinical and imaging predictors for the development of diabetes mellitus following a single episode of acute pancreatitis in youth.Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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9 authors.

Ying Zhou *Postgraduate Training Base of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ningbo Hao *Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Zhongping DuanBeijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Liver Failure and Artificial Liver Treatment Research, You'an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Ming KongBeijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Liver Failure and Artificial Liver Treatment Research, You'an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Manman XuBeijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Liver Failure and Artificial Liver Treatment Research, You'an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Dan ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiangxiang XuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Qingwen YuanPostgraduate Training Base of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, People's Republic of China.
Changzheng LiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1234-5992

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the possible association of muscle and adipose parameters with the severity and prognosis of patients hospitalized with acute pancreatitis (AP).

methodsA total of 392 hospitalized patients and 309 controls were enrolled in the study analysis from April 1, 2016, to February 1, 2021. The computed tomography scans of each population were evaluated for muscle and adipose parameters. The effects of parameters on developing moderately severe acute pancreatitis (MSAP) or severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) were evaluated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Associations with disease recurrence and death were analyzed through Cox regression analysis.

resultsThe AP patients had higher levels of visceral adipose tissue (144.25 vs 97.81 cm

conclusionVAT and SMA were influential factors for the severity and prognosis of patients with AP. Patients should proper diet and exercise after discharge to reduce VAT and strengthen muscle function to improve prognosis.

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recurrent acute pancreatitisskeletal muscle attenuationsubcutaneous adipose tissuevisceral adipose tissue

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PMCPMC8326933

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