Pre-operative visceral adipose tissue radiodensity is a potentially novel prognostic biomarker for early endoscopic post-operative recurrence in Crohn’s disease

By sjmartinez • April 5, 2024

Gu P, Dube S, Gellada N, Choi SY, Win S, Lee YJ, Yang S, Haritunians T, Melmed GY, Vasiliauskas EA, Bonthala N, Syal G, Yarur AJ, Ziring D, Rabizadeh S, Fleshner P, Kallman C, Devkota S, Targan SR, Li D, McGovern DP. Pre-operative visceral adipose tissue radiodensity is a potentially novel prognostic biomarker for early endoscopic post-operative recurrence in Crohn's disease. World J Gastrointest Surg. 2024 Mar 27;16(3):740-750. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i3.740. PMID: 38577075; PMCID: PMC10989343.

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