Sentences with phrase «fat necrosis»

Changes identified include pancreatic enlargement, changes in echogenicity of the pancreas (hypoechogenicity is generally believed to be an indication of pancreatic necrosis and hyperechogenicity that of pancreatic fibrosis) and of peripancreatic fat (hyperechogenicity of the peripancreatic fat is generally believed to indicate peripancreatic fat necrosis), fluid accumulation around the pancreas, a mass effect in the area of the pancreas, a dilated pancreatic duct, and a swollen major duodenal papilla.

After the fact, sometimes as long as two years later, an injury can cause fat necrosis, which appears as a thickening or lumpiness in the breast.

In addition, inflammatory cytokines and transcription factors have also been shown to be upregulated in taurocholate - induced AP in obese zucker rats leading to increased oxidative stress, fat necrosis and isoprostanes levels, as compared to lean controls [7].

Severity of pancreatitis in obesity may be attributed to increased oxidative stress, free fatty acid production, fat necrosis and increased inflammation [8].

These breast masses may feel hard or soft, depending on what is inside of them (fat necrosis may feel softer whereas a rib may feel very hard).

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One third of these mice developed severe hepatic steatosis (infiltration of liver cells with fat), neutrophil infiltration, and necrosis, similar to that seen in patients with alcoholic hepatitis.

One theory proposes that once the storage capacity of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) depots is exceeded under conditions of energy excess, either as a result of impaired expandability and / or excessive hypertrophic growth, fat deposition within visceral depots and non-adipose tissues including the liver, skeletal muscle and pancreas can ensue.93 This can subsequently lead to the development of systemic IR and a series of associated cardiometabolic disorders including dyslipidaemia, dysglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia and hypertension.3 Expression of pro-inflammatory mediators including interleukins 1 (IL - 1), 6 (IL - 6), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF - α) and resistin, are also increased which can further potentiate IR and promote atherosclerosis.

They also cause necrosis of the surrounding fat.

It involves a necrosis of fat cells in the marrow of long bones.