ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2022
Impact of myopenia and myosteatosis on postoperative outcome and recurrence in Crohn's disease.
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- Prognostic impact of myosteatosis in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing curative surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Imaging-based assessment of body composition in patients with Crohn's disease: a systematic review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- Sarcopenia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prevalence, Mechanisms, Detection, Adverse Clinical Impact and Targetable Care Gaps-A Narrative Review Supported by a Structured Literature Search.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Anastomotic Leak Following Colorectal Surgery.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2026Review
- Anastomotic leak after ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease: The latest evidence.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Gut, bone, and muscle: the triad of osteosarcopenia in inflammatory bowel disease.Intestinal research · 2025Review
- Magnetic resonance enterography for predicting poor prognosis in Crohn's disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Factors influencing the outcomes of colonic resections for Crohn's colitis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
- Role of visceral fat on postoperative complications and relapse in patients with Crohn's disease after ileocecal resection: Is it overrated?International journal of colorectal disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeMyopenia and myosteatosis have been proposed to be prognostic factors of surgical outcomes for various diseases, but their exact role in Crohn's disease (CD) is unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate their impact on anastomotic leakage, CD recurrence, and postoperative complications after ileocecal resection in patients with CD.
methodsA retrospective analysis of CD patients undergoing ileocecal resection at our tertiary referral center was performed. To assess myopenia, skeletal muscle index (skeletal muscle area normalized for body height) was measured using an established image analysis method at third lumbar vertebra level on MRI cross-sectional images. Muscle signal intensity was measured to assess myosteatosis index.
resultsA total of 347 patients were retrospectively analyzed. An adequate abdominal MRI scan within 12 months prior to surgery was available for 223 patients with median follow-up time of 48.8 months (IQR: 20.0-82.9). Anastomotic leakage rate was not associated with myopenia (SMI: p = 0.363) or myosteatosis index (p = 0.821). Patients with Crohn's recurrence had a significantly lower SMI (p = 0.047) in univariable analysis, but SMI was not an independent factor for recurrent anastomotic stenosis in multivariable analysis (OR 0.951, 95% CI 0.840-1.078; p = 0.434). Postoperative complications were not associated with myopenia or myosteatosis.
conclusionBased on the largest cohort of its kind with a long follow-up time, we could provide some data that MRI parameters for myopenia and myosteatosis may not be reliable predictors of postoperative outcome or recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease undergoing ileocecal resection.
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