Clinical meaning of sarcopenia in patients undergoing endoscopic treatment

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Hisada (Author), Yosuke Tsuji (Author), Hikaru Kuribara (Author), Ryohei Miyata (Author), Kaori Oshio (Author), Satoru Mizutani (Author), Hideki Nakagawa (Author), Rina Cho (Author), Nobuyuki Sakuma (Author), Yuko Miura (Author), Hiroya Mizutani (Author), Daisuke Ohki (Author), Seiichi Yakabi (Author), Yu Takahashi (Author), Yoshiki Sakaguchi (Author), Naomi Kakushima (Author), Nobutake Yamamichi (Author), Mitsuhiro Fujishiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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With increasing global life expectancy, the significance of geriatric assessment parameters has increased. Sarcopenia is a crucial assessment parameter and is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength. Sarcopenia is widely acknowledged as a risk factor for postoperative complicatio...