Commentary on “Preoperative Sarcopenia Negatively Impacts Postoperative Outcomes Following Major Hepatectomy with Extrahepatic Bile Duct Resection”
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Keywords
Muscle Mass Cholangiocarcinoma Skeletal Muscle Mass Major Hepatectomy Slice Compute Tomography
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Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
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