Open AccessSarcopenia represents a negative prognostic factor in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing EUS celiac plexus neurolysis
Author(s) -
Antonio Facciorusso,
Matteo Antonino,
Nicola Muscatiello
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/eus.eus_24_20
Subject(s) - medicine , neurolysis , sarcopenia , pancreatic cancer , logistic regression , univariate analysis , stage (stratigraphy) , population , multivariate analysis , gastroenterology , cancer , surgery , paleontology , environmental health , biology
Increasing evidence suggests a prognostic role of sarcopenia in pancreatic cancer patients. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of sarcopenia on treatment outcomes after EUS-guided celiac plexus neurolysis (CPN).