Impact of muscle mass on the prognosis of liver transplantation for infants with biliary atresia

BackgroundSarcopenia in adult cirrhotic patients is associated with increased morbidity and mortality whereas in children it is still being studied. Anthropometric variables in cirrhotic children are not reliable for assessing muscle mass as they may be altered by ascites, edema, and organomegaly. M...

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Main Authors: María D. Lledín, Manuel Parrón-Pajares, Ana Morais, Francisco Hernández-Oliveros, Jose I. Botella-Carretero, Loreto Hierro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.1093880/full