[The prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with chronic pancreatitis: a meta-analysis].
Igor MaevDmitrii N AndreevYu A KucheryavyA I LevchenkoPublished in: Terapevticheskii arkhiv (2020)
The present meta-analysis demonstrated that sarcopenia is a common complication of CP and is observed in about 2 out of 5 patients with this inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Given the high incidence of adverse outcomes associated with sarcopenia, it is necessary to promptly diagnose this pathological condition in patients with CP.