Does preoperative 6-minute walk distance accurately predict postoperative complications after operations for hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer?
The 6-minute walk distance is useful in identifying patients with a greater chance of developing major postoperative complications after surgery for hepato-pancreato-biliary cancer.
Long-term ketogenic diet treatment stimulates liver parenchymal injury, hepatic steatosis and gallstone formation. Patients should be monitored by screening liver enzymes and abdominal ultrasonography in order to detect these side effects.