The impact of obesity on the course and outcome of acute pancreatitis

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 326-328

  Abu Hilal, Mohammed ^a   Armstrong, Thomas ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Obesity as a risk factor; Severe acute pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; KIDNEY FAILURE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; OBESITY; PANCREATITIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40049091769     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9298-5     Document Type: Review

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