Preoperative Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Quality Negatively Impact on Pulmonary Function in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma | Zendy

Hisaya Shirai | Zendy; Toshimi Kaido | Zendy; Yuhei Hamaguchi | Zendy; Atsushi Kobayashi | Zendy; Shinya Okumura | Zendy; Siyuan Yao | Zendy; Shintaro Yagi | Zendy; Naoko Kamo | Zendy; Kojiro Taura | Zendy; Hideaki Okajima | Zendy; Shinji Üemoto | Zendy

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Preoperative Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Quality Negatively Impact on Pulmonary Function in Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Author(s) -

Hisaya Shirai,

Toshimi Kaido,

Yuhei Hamaguchi,

Atsushi Kobayashi,

Shinya Okumura,

Siyuan Yao,

Shintaro Yagi,

Naoko Kamo,

Kojiro Taura,

Hideaki Okajima,

Shinji Üemoto

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

liver cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.916

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2235-1795

pISSN - 1664-5553

DOI - 10.1159/000484487

Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , hepatectomy , hepatocellular carcinoma , skeletal muscle , ejection fraction , gastroenterology , urology , surgery , heart failure , resection

Sarcopenia is a prognostic factor for mortality in digestive surgery. However, the correlation between preoperative cardiopulmonary function and sarcopenia in patients undergoing hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear.

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