The Impact of Preoperative and Postoperative Malnutrition on Outcomes for Ampullary Carcinoma After Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Abstract

Severe malnutrition before and at 6 and 12 months after operation significantly affects the long-term survival of patients with ampullary carcinoma who underwent PD. Additionally, the preoperative malnutrition was closely related to postoperative complications.