Sarcopenia at CT and Poor Outcomes after Liver Transplant

HomeRadiologyVol. 306, No. 3 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialSarcopenia at CT and Poor Outcomes after Liver TransplantStefan G. Ruehm Stefan G. Ruehm Author AffiliationsFrom the Department of Radiology, University of California Los Angeles, 10945 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095.Address correspondence to the author (email: [email protected]).Stefan G. Ruehm Published Online:Oct 25 2022https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.222551MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In References1. Minich A, Arisar FAQ, Shaikh NS, et al. Predictors of patient survival following liver transplant in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2022;50:101534. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar2. Kanwal F, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM, Yee HF, Gralnek IM. A comparison of liver transplantation outcomes in the pre- vs. post-MELD eras. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2005;21(2):169–177. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar3. Brown JC, Cespedes Feliciano EM, Caan BJ. The evolution of body composition in oncology-epidemiology, clinical trials, and the future of patient care: facts and numbers. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2018;9(7):1200–1208. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar4. Lai JC, Sonnenday CJ, Tapper EB, et al. Frailty in liver transplantation: an expert opinion statement from the American Society of Transplantation Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice. Am J Transplant 2019;19(7):1896–1906. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar5. Czigany Z, Kramp W, Bednarsch J, et al. Myosteatosis to predict inferior perioperative outcome in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Am J Transplant 2020;20(2):493–503. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar6. Bhanji RA, Moctezuma-Velazquez C, Duarte-Rojo A, et al. Myosteatosis and sarcopenia are associated with hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatol Int 2018;12(4):377–386. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar7. Shafaat O, Liu Y, Jackson KR, et al. Association between abdominal CT measurements of body composition before deceased donor liver transplant with posttransplant outcomes. Radiology 2023;306(3):e212403. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.212403. Published online October 25, 2022. Link, Google Scholar8. Kalafateli M, Mantzoukis K, Choi Yau Y, et al. Malnutrition and sarcopenia predict post-liver transplantation outcomes independently of the Model for End-stage Liver Disease score. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2017;8(1):113–121. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar9. Esser H, Resch T, Pamminger M, et al. Preoperative assessment of muscle mass using computerized tomography scans to predict outcomes following orthotopic liver transplantation. Transplantation 2019;103(12):2506–2514. Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarArticle HistoryReceived: Oct 5 2022Revision requested: Oct 6 2022Revision received: Oct 6 2022Accepted: Oct 10 2022Published online: Oct 25 2022 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsAccompanying This ArticleAssociation between Abdominal CT Measurements of Body Composition before Deceased Donor Liver Transplant with Posttransplant OutcomesOct 25 2022RadiologyRecommended Articles RSNA Education Exhibits RSNA Case Collection Vol. 306, No. 3 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download