Postoperative nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is correlated with malnutrition leading to an unpreferable clinical course for pancreatic cancer patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy
ConclusionPost-PD NAFLD was associated with malnutrition in patients with PDAC, reducing their tolerance to gemcitabine-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Post-PD NAFLD needs to be emphasized and requires special nutritional intervention in patients with PDAC.
Source: Surgery Today - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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