Trunk fat volume can be a predictor of postoperative complications after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12893-021-01221-3
Abstract: Background Obesity can affect postoperative outcomes of gastrectomy. Visceral fat area is superior to body mass index in predicting postoperative complications. However, visceral fat area measurement is time-consuming and is not optimum for clinical use.… read more here.
Keywords: volume; fat volume; group; complications gastrectomy ... See more keywords