A low psoas muscle volume correlates with a longer hospitalization after radical cystectomy.

Yoko Saitoh-MaedaTakashi KawaharaYasuhide MiyoshiSohgo TsutsumiDaiji TakamotoKota ShimokiharaYuutaro HayashiTaku MochizukiMari OhtakaManami NakamuraYusuke HattoriJun-Ichi TeranishiYasushi YumuraKimito OsakaHiroki ItoKazuhide MakiyamaNoboru NakaigawaMasahiro YaoHiroji Uemura

Published in: BMC urology (2017)

The presence of sarcopenia was found to be associated with significantly longer hospitalization after radical cystectomy in male patients. Furthermore, in men, a PMI <400 may suggest a significantly worse prognosis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors