Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5502413 | Journal of Geriatric Oncology | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The assessment of sarcopenia may be useful to predict the postoperative pulmonary complications following esophagectomy. On the other hand, sarcopenia does not predict cardiac, infectious, and surgical complications or perioperative function.
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Daisuke Makiura, Rei Ono, Junichiro Inoue, Miyuki Kashiwa, Taro Oshikiri, Tetsu Nakamura, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Yoshitada Sakai, Yasushi Miura,