Annals of surgical oncology
Waist-to-Height Ratio as a Predictor Complementary to BMI for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Tumors.
Yuya Miura, Teiichi Sugiura, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Yoshiyasu Kato, Shimpei Otsuka, Hideyuki Dei, Katsuhiko Uesaka
Published: 202510.1245/s10434-025-18575-0
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a known risk factor for postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). However, the body mass index (BMI) does not adequately reflect fat distribution or distinguish between fat and muscle mass. The w…
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