Visceral fat is associated with cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis.
Conclusion: VF was independently associated with PVT in cirrhotic patients. VF may be more reliable than conventional anthropometric measurements for cirrhotic patients.
PMID: 31393183 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol Source Type: research
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