Predictive value of multimodal models combining CT body composition and clinical variables for short-term postoperative complications in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Malnutrition and sarcopenic obesity are prevalent in colorectal cancer (CRC) and linked to adverse surgical outcomes. Conventional screening often overlooks this occult malnutrition. Preoperative computed tomography (CT)-based body composition analysis (BCA) provides objective biomarkers for muscle depletion...