Body fat composition determines outcomes before and after liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis

Body fat composition determines outcomes before and after liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis

Abstract Cachexia occurs in late stages of liver cirrhosis, and a low‐fat mass is potentially associated with poor outcome. This study compared different computed tomography (CT)–derived fat parameters with respect to its prognostic impact on the development of complications and death before and aft...

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Main Authors: Cornelius Engelmann, Niklas F. Aehling, Stefan Schob, Ines Nonnenmacher, Luise Handmann, Jane Macnaughtan, Adam Herber, Alexey Surov, Thorsten Kaiser, Timm Denecke, Rajiv Jalan, Daniel Seehofer, Michael Moche, Thomas Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW 2022-08-01
Series:Hepatology Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1946

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