Impact of preoperative skeletal muscle mass and physical performance on short‐term and long‐term postoperative outcomes in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy

Abstract

It is useful to evaluate 6MWD as a physical performance in addition to SMI when evaluating sarcopenia from the perspective of predicting postoperative complications and long-term prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy.