Prognostic and predictive implications of sarcopenia in Western patients undergoing gastric resections for carcinoma of the stomach.
Marek SierzegaRobert ChrzanMilosz WiktorowiczPiotr KolodziejczykPiotr RichterPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)
Sarcopenia, defined by SMI, is associated with an increased risk of postoperative morbidity and impaired long-term survival.