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- Excessive visceral fat, measured by visceral fat area (VFA), is a significant predictor of complications like pancreas-related infections and anastomotic leakage after gastrectomy.
- The study, involving 206 patients, found that VFA was the only fat parameter correlated with these surgical outcomes, while factors like operating time and blood loss showed no strong association.
- The findings highlight the importance of monitoring visceral fat levels in patients undergoing gastrectomy to anticipate and manage potential postoperative complications.
Article Abstract
Background: Excessive visceral fat may be a better predictor of the development of postoperative morbidity after gastrectomy than body mass index (BMI). The aim of the present study was to clarify the most appropriate fat parameter to predict pancreas-related infection and anastomotic leakage following gastrectomy.
Methods: The study was performed in 206 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy at the Shizuoka Cancer Center between April 2008 and March 2009. Relationships between fat parameters, including visceral fat area (VFA), and early surgical outcomes were investigated. The risk factors for pancreas-related infection and anastomotic leakage were identified using univariate and multivariate analyses.
Results: There was no strong association between any of the fat parameters and operating time, intraoperative blood loss, the number of lymph nodes retrieved, or the duration of the postoperative hospital stay. Pancreas-related infection occurred in 18 patients (8.7%), whereas anastomotic leakage was observed in 10 patients (4.9%). Of all the fat parameters, only VFA was found to be an independent risk factor for both pancreas-related infection and anastomotic leakage, with odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 1.015 (1.005-1.025) and 1.010 (1.000-1.021), respectively.
Conclusions: Excessive visceral fat, represented by the VFA, was found to be an independent risk factor for both pancreas-related infection and anastomotic leakage following gastrectomy.
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