The Effects of Sarcopenia on the Complications After Esophagectomy with Simultaneous Plasty of the Esophagus

BACKGROUND: Large meta-analyses have proven the negative effects of sarcopenia on the rates of postoperative complications and mortality, on the duration of the postoperative stay at the In-Patient Department and on the 1-, 3- and 5-year survival of the patients. However, given that in coloproctology and emergency surgery, the effects of sarcopenia on the outcomes are undoubtful, in the esophageal surgery the results are extremely controversial.