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Impact of Pre-operative BMI on Overall Survival of Patients undergoing Curative Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Cohort Study from Eastern India.

Authors :
Colney, Lalchhandami
Imaduddin, Mohammed
Muduly, Dillip Kumar
Sultania, Mahesh
Swain, Jyoti Ranjan
Sikder, Ankita
Naik, Suprava
Parida, Dilip Kumar
Patra, Susama
Kar, Madhabananda
Source :
European Journal of Surgical Oncology; Feb2021, Vol. 47 Issue 2, pe5-e5, 1p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the impact of Preoperative Body Mass Index (BMI) on Overall Survival (OS) in gastric cancer patients who underwent curative resection in Eastern India. Graph B Conclusions: b In this study, gastric cancer patients who underwent curative gastrectomies, higher BMI (overweight and obese) had better 3-year OS than patients with normal or low BMI. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
07487983
Volume :
47
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148385042
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.11.159