Impact of the preoperative bone mineral density on the outcomes after resection of pancreatic cancer.

Mohamed SharsharToshimi KaidoHisaya ShiraiShinya OkumuraSiyuan YaoYosuke MiyachiSena IwamuraNaoko KamoShintaro YagiMahmoud MacshutShinji Uemoto

Published in: Surgery today (2020)

A low preoperative BMD was not found to be a risk factor for mortality or tumor recurrence after resection of pancreatic cancer; however, it was associated with a higher incidence of clinically relevant POPF.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
patients undergoing
risk factors
cardiovascular events
type diabetes