Malnutrition and visceral obesity predicted adverse short-term and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing proctectomy for rectal cancer
Abstract Background To the best of our knowledge, no previous studies have explored the relationship between visceral obesity and malnutrition. Therefore, this study has aimed to investigate the association between them in patients with rectal cancer. Methods Patients with rectal cancer who underwen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11083-y |