[SARCOPENIA IS AN INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING AFTER PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY].

Background: Sarcopenia is defined as the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle and can be measured using the cross-sectional diameter of the psoas muscle on computed tomography. Sarcopenia has been associated with a variety of post-operative complications. We propose that sarcopenia acts as an independent factor predictive of delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after elective pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).

Sarcopenia is associated with a greater incidence of delayed gastric emptying following pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Background And Aims: Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle and has been associated with a variety of post-operative complications. We propose sarcopenia is associated with delayed gastric emptying (DGE) following elective pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a computerised database maintained in real time of all patients undergoing PD within our hepatobiliary unit was performed.