Preoperative osteopenia is associated with prognosis in patients after resection of esophageal cancer.

Takehiro KagayaAtsushi MikiJun WatanabeRihito KanamaruShiro MatsumotoKentaro KurashinaShin SaitoTakumi TerataniYoshinori HosoyaYasunaru SakumaJoji KitayamaNaohiro Sata

Published in: World journal of surgery (2024)

In patients with esophageal cancer undergoing resection, osteopenia may be a surrogate marker for frailty and an independent predictor of prognosis.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
patients undergoing
prognostic factors
patient reported