Prognostic Value of Body Mass Index on Short-Term and Long-Term Outcome after Resection of Esophageal Cancer

INTRODUCTION: Cachexia and obesity have been suggested to be risk factors for postoperative complications. However, high body mass index (BMI) might result in a higher R0-resection rate because of the presence of more fatty tissue surrounding the tumor. The purpose of this study was to investigate w...

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Autores principales: Grotenhuis, B. A., Wijnhoven, B. P. L., Hötte, G. J., van der Stok, E. P., Tilanus, H. W., van Lanschot, J. J. B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20596708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0697-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20596708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0697-8

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