title: Gastric Wall Fatty Infiltration in Patients Without Overt Gastrointestinal Disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of gastric wall fatty infiltration in patients without overt gastrointestinal disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study included patients who underwent unenhanced MDCT for renal colic. Two radiologists reviewed all of the images and evaluated for the presence of gastric wall fatty infiltration. The following patient characteristics were also recorded: sex, age, body mass index, total and visceral fat area, and presence of colic or ileal fat halo sign, or hepatic steatosis. A t test and Fisher test were used to compare the results between patients with and patients without gastric wall fatty infiltration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gastric wall fatty infiltration was present in 25 of 120 (21%) patients in the study. Mean age, weight, body mass index, visceral and total fat areas, proportion of hepatic steatosis, number of men, and frequency of the presence of colic and ileal fat halo signs were significantly higher among patients with gastric wall fatty infiltration than in those without infiltration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gastric wall fatty infiltration was significantly more frequent in men older than 45 years and patients with a body mass index greater than 25. It may represent a normal finding, but its relation to other pathologic conditions related to obesity remains to be explored.
authors: 1 Department of Radiology, Legouest Military Hospital, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Alban
authors: A
authors: Gervaise
authors: 1 Department of Radiology, Legouest Military Hospital, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Naulet
authors: 2 Biochemistry Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nancy, France.
authors: Christelle
authors: C
authors: Gervaise-Henry
authors: 1 Department of Radiology, Legouest Military Hospital, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Camille
authors: C
authors: Junca-Laplace
authors: 1 Department of Radiology, Legouest Military Hospital, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Matthieu
authors: M
authors: Pernin
authors: 1 Department of Radiology, Legouest Military Hospital, BP 90001, 57077 Metz Cedex 3, France.
authors: Marie
authors: M
authors: Lapierre-Combes
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056844:Renal Colic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CT; fat; gastric; stomach; wall