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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2024

Quick and easy assessment of sarcopenia in cirrhosis: Can ultrasound be the solution?

Francesca Campani, Tancredi Vincenzo Li Cavoli, Umberto Arena, Fabio Marra, Erica Nicola Lynch, Claudia Campani

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Ultrasound-Based Skeletal Muscle Assessment for Prognostication in Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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Francesca CampaniDepartment of Health Science, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.
Tancredi Vincenzo Li CavoliInternal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.
Umberto ArenaInternal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.
Fabio MarraInternal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.
Erica Nicola LynchGastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.
Claudia CampaniInternal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence 50134, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cirrhosis is frequently associated with sarcopenia, with reported rates of over 80% in patients with decompensated alcohol-related liver disease. Sarcopenia negatively impacts the prognosis of cirrhotic patients and affects the response to treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). For these reasons, identifying an easy-to-perform method to assess sarcopenia in is a key element in the optimization of care in this patient population. Assessment of muscle mass by computed tomography is considered the standard of care for the diagnosis of sarcopenia, but exposure to radiation and high costs limit its application in this setting, especially for repeated assessments. We believe that ultrasound, a cheap and harmless technique also used for HCC screening in cirrhotic patients, could have an expanding role in the diagnosis and follow-up of sarcopenia in these patients.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver CirrhosisSarcopeniaUltrasonographyHumansLiver NeoplasmsMuscle, SkeletalPrognosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedCirrhosisComputed tomographyHepatocellular carcinomaSarcopeniaUltrasound

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PMCPMC11130576

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