Extracellular water to total body water ratio, a novel predictor of recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer.
Taichi HorinoRyuma TokunagaYuji MiyamotoTakahiko AkiyamaNobuya DaitokuYuki SakamotoMayuko OhuchiKatsuhiro OgawaNaoya YoshidaHideo BabaPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)
A high preoperative ECW/TBW was a predictive factor for recurrence and poorer overall survival independent of the tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) stage. Our data suggest that preoperative evaluation of ECW/TBW using BIA might serve as a novel tool for developing CRC treatment strategies.