2023
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45209
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Our Experience With Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Preoperative Sarcopenia on Complication Rates

Huseyin K Rasa,
Ayhan Erdemir

Abstract: Background: Evidence about the importance of sarcopenia in patients operated on for gastrointestinal cancers and that it may have both early and long-term impacts is expanding. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of sarcopenia on the outcomes of the patients we operated on for left colon and rectum cancer. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the electronic records of 38 patients operated on for left colon and rectal cancer between 2010 and 2020, and demographic variables, clinical stages… Show more

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