Background Preoperative risk assessment in cancer surgery is of importance to improve
treatment and outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of CT-assessed …

Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) face malnutrition risk, which, combined with
inflammation, can lead to sarcopenia, associated with a worse prognosis. The purpose of …

Sarcopenia represents a major health burden in industrialized country by reducing
substantially the quality of life. Indeed, it is characterized by a progressive and generalized …

Aim Sarcopenia, or a reduction of lean muscle mass, is associated with poorer outcomes in
cancer patients. Few previous studies have examined this potentially correctable risk factor …

Background: Rising rates of obesity have been reported in patients with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD); however, prospective data is lacking. The aim of this study is to prospectively …

Objective The purpose of this umbrella review was to assess the associations between
sarcopenia and adverse health‐related outcomes. Design An umbrella review of meta …

BACKGROUND: Frailty and sarcopenia are important concepts in surgical practice because
of their association with adverse postoperative outcomes. Radiologically assessed psoas …

Abstracts Objectives To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on postoperative mortality in
patients undergoing emergency abdominal procedures and to compare postoperative …

Background With the increased prevalence of obesity and sarcopenia, those patients with
both visceral obesity and sarcopenia were at higher risk of adverse outcomes. Aim The aim …

Background Excessive visceral adipose tissue has been associated with poorer outcomes in
patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Aim To determine whether body composition is …