Malnutrition and visceral obesity predicted adverse short-term and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing proctectomy for rectal cancer

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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Main Authors: Chong-Jun Zhou, Yi Lin, Jie-Yu Liu, Zhong-Lin Wang, Xi-Yi Chen, Chen-Guo Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Visceral obesity
GLIM
Malnutrition
Rectal cancer
Adverse outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11083-y

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