The Mesenteric Fat and Intestinal Muscle Interface: Creeping Fat Influencing Stricture Formation in...
The Mesenteric Fat and Intestinal Muscle Interface: Creeping Fat Influencing Stricture Formation in Crohn’s Disease
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US: Oxford University Press
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Adipose tissue is present in close proximity to various organs in the human body. One prominent example is fat contained in the mesentery that is contiguous with all abdominal digestive organs including the intestine. Despite the fact that mesenteric fat-wrapping around the inflamed gut (so called “creeping fat”) was described as a char...
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The Mesenteric Fat and Intestinal Muscle Interface: Creeping Fat Influencing Stricture Formation in Crohn’s Disease
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2179218632
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2179218632
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1078-0998
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1536-4844
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10.1093/ibd/izy331
