The prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients with surgically treated urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

摘要

Objective: Sarcopenia is associated with unfavorable prognosis in patients undergoing surgical treatments of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract and urinary tracts. We summarized all available evidence to investigate the prognostic value of sarcopenia in patients with surgically treated urothelial carcinoma (UC).