Preoperative prognostic nutritional index as an independent prognostic factor for resected ampulla of Vater cancer.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) reflects the nutritional and immunologic status of the patients. The clinical application of PNI is already well-known in various kinds of solid tumors. However, there is no study investigating the relationship between PNI and oncological outcome of the resected ampulla of Vater (AoV) cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From January 2005 to December 2012, the medical records of patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for pathologically confirmed AoV cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Long-term oncological outcomes were compared according to the preoperative PNI value. RESULT:A total of 118 patients were enrolled in this study. The preoperative PNI was 46.13±6.63, while the mean disease-free survival was 43.88 months and the mean disease-s

SUBMITTER: Yoo YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7053754 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature