Sarcopenia is an Independent Predictor of Severe Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Zhuang, Cheng‐Le; Huang, Dongdong; Pang, Wenyang; Zhou, Chong-Jun; Wang, Su-Lin; Lou, Neng; Ma, Liangliang; Yu, Zhen; Shen, Xian

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000003164

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Sarcopenia is an Independent Predictor of Severe Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Published in Medicine • Mar 1, 2016

Authors:

Cheng‐Le Zhuang

Dongdong Huang

Wenyang Pang

Abstract

Currently, the association between sarcopenia and long-term prognosis after gastric cancer surgery has not been investigated. Moreover, the association between sarcopenia and postoperative complications remains controversial. This large-scale retrospective study aims to ascertain the prevalence of s...

Subject

Medicine

Sarcopenia

Gastrectomy

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