The influence of obesity on short- and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer: A case-matched study of 152 patients

Background Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity and colonic diseases, the impact of obesity on short-term and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery still remains unclear. Study design Seventy-six consecutive obese patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 who underwent la...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery 2014-09, Vol.156 (3), p.661-668
Hauptverfasser: Makino, Tomoki, MD, PhD, FACS, Trencheva, Koiana, BSN, MS, Shukla, Parul J., MD, FACS, Rubino, Francesco, MD, FACS, Zhuo, Changhua, MD, FACS, Pavoor, Raghava S., MD, FACS, Milsom, Jeffrey W., MD, FACS
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Zusammenfassung:Background Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity and colonic diseases, the impact of obesity on short-term and oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal surgery still remains unclear. Study design Seventy-six consecutive obese patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 who underwent laparoscopic colectomy were matched with 76 nonobese patients with BMI
ISSN:0039-6060
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DOI:10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.023