Patient's Skeletal Muscle Radiation Attenuation and Sarcopenic Obesity are Associated with Postoperative Morbidity after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Resection for Rectal Cancer

Annefleur E. M. Berkel, Joost M. Klaase, Feike de Graaff, Marjolein G. J. Brusse-Keizer, Bart C. Bongers, Nico L. U. van Meeteren

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36 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)376-383
JournalDigestive Surgery
Volume36
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Rectal resection
  • Postoperative complications
  • Sarcopenia
  • Sarcopenic obesity
  • Radiation attenuation
  • Muscle mass

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