Total Psoas Area Predicts Complications following Radical Cystectomy

Total Psoas Area Predicts Complications following Radical Cystectomy

Purpose. To determine whether total psoas area (TPA), a simple estimate of muscle mass, is associated with complications after radical cystectomy. Materials and Methods. Patients who underwent radical cystectomy at our institution from 2011 to 2012 were retrospectively identified. Total psoas area w...

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Main Authors: Timothy D. Lyon, Nicholas J. Farber, Leo C. Chen, Thomas W. Fuller, Benjamin J. Davies, Jeffrey R. Gingrich, Ronald L. Hrebinko, Jodi K. Maranchie, Jennifer M. Taylor, Tatum V. Tarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/901851

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