Preoperative low skeletal muscle mass as a risk factor for pharyngocutaneous fistula and decreased overall survival in patients undergoing total laryngectomy

BACKGROUND: Low skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is associated with postoperative complications, prolonged hospital stay, and short overall survival (OS) in surgical oncology. We aimed to investigate this association in patients undergoing total laryngectomy (TL). METHODS: A retrospective study was perfor...

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Autores principales: Bril, Sandra I., Pezier, Thomas F., Tijink, Bernard M., Janssen, Luuk M., Braunius, Weibel W., de Bree, Remco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30663159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.25638

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30663159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.25638

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