Clinical and Oncological Value of Preoperative BMI in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Single Center Experience

Clinical and Oncological Value of Preoperative BMI in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Single Center Experience

Introduction. The impact of preoperative BMI on surgical outcomes and long-term survival ofgastric cancer patients was investigated in various reports with contrasting results. Materials & Methods. A total of 378 patients who underwent a surgical resection for primarygastric cancer between 1994...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastroenterology research and practice 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: Roviello, Franco, De Franco, Lorenzo, Ferrara, Francesco, Di Mare, Giulio, Voglino, Costantino, Marrelli, Daniele
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Sprache:eng
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Body mass index
Care and treatment
Classification
Colleges & universities
Development and progression
Diabetes
Endoscopy
Excision (Surgery)
Gastric cancer
Health aspects
Lymphatic system
Morbidity
Mortality
Neurosciences
Obesity
Patient outcomes
Stomach cancer
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Tumors
Variance analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction. The impact of preoperative BMI on surgical outcomes and long-term survival ofgastric cancer patients was investigated in various reports with contrasting results. Materials & Methods. A total of 378 patients who underwent a surgical resection for primarygastric cancer between 1994 and 2011 were retrospectively studied. Patients were stratifiedaccording to BMI into a normal group (
ISSN:1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI:10.1155/2015/810134