Decrease in skeletal muscle index one year after radical cystectomy as a prognostic indicator in patients with urothelial bladder cancer

PURPOSE: The present study aimed to determine whether sarcopenia after radical cystectomy (RC) could predict overall survival (OS) in patients with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The lumbar skeletal muscle index (SMI) of 80 patients was measured before and 1 year after RC. T...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ha, Yun-Sok, Kim, Sang Won, Kwon, Tae Gyun, Chung, Sung Kwang, Yoo, Eun Sang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2019
Materias:
Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30901172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0530

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6837591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30901172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0530

Ejemplares similares