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Skeletal Muscle Changes After Elective Colorectal Cancer Resection: A Longitudinal Study

BACKGROUND: Muscle depletion is a poor prognostic indicator in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, but there were no data assessing comparative temporal body composition changes following elective CRC surgery. We examined patient skeletal muscle index trajectories over time after surgery and determine...

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Autores principales: Malietzis, George, Currie, Andrew C., Johns, Neil, Fearon, Kenneth C., Darzi, Ara, Kennedy, Robin H., Athanasiou, Thanos, Jenkins, John T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27006127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5188-1