Importance of computed tomography muscle quality and continuous versus cut-off-based sarcopenia detection in major hepatic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of the computed tomography (CT)-derived skeletal muscle index (SMI) as a parameter of muscle quantity on the outcome after major liver resection remains contradictory and that of the muscle radiodensity attenuation (MRA) as a parameter of muscle quality has not been sufficiently evaluated. This observational study aimed to investigate the influence of metric SMI and MRA values and cut-off-based CT sarcopenia detection on liver-surgery specific complications measured by the new FABIB (liver failure, ascites, biliary leakage, infection, bleeding) score and survival after hemihepatectomy.

Methods

A total of 183 patients with major hepatectomy were retrospectively included. The SMI and MRA were determined from the abdominal muscle area of preoperative CT scan

SUBMITTER: Molwitz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577764 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature