Pancreatic Exocrine Secretion and Weight Gain After Pancreas Transplantation.

Introduction: Weight gain after pancreas transplant is a poorly understood phenomenon thought to be related to increased posttransplant insulin production, immunosuppressive medications, and appetite changes. No study has investigated the effect of increased exocrine secretion posttransplant.

Aims And Hypothesis: We hypothesized that exocrine function, measured by fecal elastase-1 (FE-1), was normal posttransplant and not correlated with weight gain.

Prevalence of low computed tomography-measured skeletal muscle index and handgrip strength in a general medical population.

Background: Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of muscle mass and function and has been associated with worsened outcomes, including disability and mortality. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in patients who had an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan completed within 7 days of hospital admission.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted.