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The emerging role of sarcopenia as a prognostic indicator in patients undergoing abdominal wall hernia repairs: a systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: There is strong evidence suggesting that excessive fat distribution, for example, in the bowel mesentery or a reduction in lean body mass (sarcopenia) can influence short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes from patients undergoing various types of surgery. Body composition (BC) analysis aims...

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Autores principales: Clark, S. T., Malietzis, G., Grove, T. N., Jenkins, J. T., Windsor, A. C. J., Kontovounisios, C., Warren, O. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7701077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02179-6