Anatomical and CT approach of the adipose tissue: application in morbid obesity.

Date publication

novembre 2015

Journal

Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr LABROUSSE Marc

Tous les auteurs :
Renard Y, Diaz Cives A, Veyrie N, Bouillot JL, Bertin E, Labrousse M, Kianmanesh R, Avisse C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25944254

Résumé

The importance and proportion of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) represent the best criterion to define obesity. Because VAT value is difficult to obtain in clinical practice, the indication for bariatric surgery is still based at present on Body Mass index (BMI), even though BMI is a poor predictor of obesity-related morbid complications. This correlation study aimed at determining a simple and accurate computed tomography (CT) anatomic marker, which can be easily used clinically, well correlated with the volume of VAT and consequently with morbid complications.

Mots clés

Adipose Tissue, diagnostic imaging, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Intra-Abdominal Fat, diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Morbid, diagnostic imaging, Radiography, Abdominal, Reproducibility of Results, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Young Adult

Référence

Surg Radiol Anat. 2015 Nov;37(9):1035-42