Body composition analysis within 1 month after gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Toru Aoyama,Taiichi Kawabe,Fujikawa Hirohito,Tsutomu Hayashi,Takanobu Yamada,Kazuhito Tsuchida,Tsutomu Sato,Takashi Oshima,Yasushi Rino,Munetaka Masuda,Takashi Ogata,Haruhiko Cho,Takaki Yoshikawa

Body composition analysis within 1 month after gastrectomy for gastric cancer

2016

Toru Aoyama
Taiichi Kawabe
Fujikawa Hirohito
Tsutomu Hayashi
Takanobu Yamada
Kazuhito Tsuchida
Tsutomu Sato
Takashi Oshima
Yasushi Rino
Munetaka Masuda
Takashi Ogata
Haruhiko Cho
Takaki Yoshikawa

Background A significant body weight loss (BWL) is observed during 1 month after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, it remains unclear which body component mainly accounts for the weight loss.

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Medicine
General surgery
Cancer
Gastrectomy
Body weight
Lean body mass
Diabetes mellitus
Weight loss
composition analysis
Surgical oncology
Gastroenterology
Abdominal surgery
Internal medicine

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