The effects of sarcopenic obesity on immediate postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Several studies have evaluated the impact of sarcopenic obesity (SO) on postoperative complications, including postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). Previous studies have shown that SO increases POPF, but it remains unclear whether SO increases postoperative complications. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between SO and immediate postoperative complications.

Methods

From January 2005 to December 2019, the medical records of patients who underwent PD for periampullary cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Skeletal muscle index (SMI) and visceral fat area (VFA) were calculated from preoperative computed tomography images. Patients with high VFA were classified as obese, while those with low SMI

SUBMITTER: Jeong JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473317 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature