ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2025
Impact of visceral fat distribution on postoperative complications in high-aged patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery: A cross-sectional study.
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backgroundThe annual incidence of gastric cancer in elderly patients is increasing. Despite the continuous progress in treatment methods, the prognosis of elderly patients remains poor, and postoperative complications are frequent. Obesity is believed to be associated with the risk of gastric cancer and postoperative prognosis; however, the effect of visceral fat distribution on postoperative complications of gastric cancer in elderly patients remains unclear.
aimTo explore the effect of visceral fat distribution on postoperative complications of gastric cancer in elderly patients.
methodsA total of 163 elderly patients treated at the Affiliated Longyan First Hospital of Fujian Medical University after radical gastrectomy between January 2021 and January 2024 were enrolled. The patients' visceral and subcutaneous fat distributions were measured and divided into a high visceral fat area (VFA-H) group and a low visceral fat area (VFA-L) group, with a critical value of 100 cm
resultsCompared with the VFA-L group, the incidence of postoperative complications was higher in the VFA-H group (27.8%
conclusionThis study showed that postoperative complications are closely related to fat distribution in elderly patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy. A high VFA is associated by a high incidence of postoperative complications.
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