Prognostic value of preoperative weight loss-adjusted body mass index on survival after esophagectom

• 作 者: Han-Lu Zhang Yu-Shang Yang Jia
• 机 构: DepartmentofThoracicSurgery,DepartmentofOphthalmology,DepartmentofThoracicandCardiovascularSurgery
• 出 处: 世界胃肠病学杂志:英文版
• 发表日期: 2020年8期
• 关键词: ESOPHAGEAL neoplasms BODY mass index BODY weight change SURVIVAL Surgery NUTRITI
• 基金项目: Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81970481,Sichuan Science and Technology Program,No.2018HH0150,Chengdu Science and Technology Bureau,No.2017GH00072.

BACKGROUND The impact of body mass index(BMI) on survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC) undergoing surgery remains unclear.Therefore,a definition of clinically significant BMI in patients with ESCC is needed.AIM To explore the