10.4225/03/5ad3e13b41853 JULIA MILLICENT FRECKELTON JULIA MILLICENT FRECKELTON Body composition in surgical disease of the gastrointestinal tract Monash University 2018 body compositon pancreatic cancer Medicine 2018-04-15 23:33:13 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Body_composition_in_surgical_disease_of_the_gastrointestinal_tract/6119087 The dynamic metabolic, endocrine and immune properties of adipose and muscle tissue are increasingly being implicated in disease pathology. This thesis explores the role of body composition in diverticular disease and pancreatic malignancy.