The relevance of muscle mass and quality to postoperative complications after open colon resection

Int J Colorectal Dis. 2016 Aug;31(8):1541-2. doi: 10.1007/s00384-016-2571-0. Epub 2016 Mar 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cachexia / etiology
  • Colectomy / adverse effects*
  • Colon / pathology
  • Colon / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Muscles / pathology*
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Obesity / complications
  • Organ Size
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Sarcopenia / complications