Impact of Low Pharyngeal/Esophageal Pressure Associated with Sarcopenia on Post-Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Pneumonia in Patients with Superficial Esophageal Cancer.

Yasuhiro TaniguchiJunki OnoHisamitsu MiyaakiMaiko TabuchiNoriko HisamatsuHideaki TakahataHisayoshi KondoNaoyuki YamaguchiYoshihiko KumaiKazuhiko Nakao

Published in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2023)

Sarcopenia is associated with preoperative dysphagia, which increases post-ESD pneumonia risk. Therefore, postoperative pneumonia incidence is expected to increase with an aging population, making preoperative sarcopenia and swallowing function evaluation crucial.

Keyphrases

endoscopic submucosal dissection
patients undergoing
skeletal muscle
community dwelling
community acquired pneumonia
respiratory failure
risk factors
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation