The effect of increased body mass index values on surgical outcomes after radical resection for low rectal cancer

The effect of increased body mass index values on surgical outcomes after radical resection for low rectal cancer

Purposes This study aimed to explore the effect of increased body mass index (BMI) values (overweight: BMI ≥ 25–30 kg/m 2 ; obese: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) on surgical outcomes after radical resection for low rectal cancer (LRC). Methods Patients with LRC who underwent radical surgery from January 2009 to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2019-05, Vol.49 (5), p.401-409
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Xubing, Wu, Qingbin, Gu, Chaoyang, Hu, Tao, Bi, Liang, Wang, Ziqiang
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Sprache:eng
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Zusammenfassung:Purposes This study aimed to explore the effect of increased body mass index (BMI) values (overweight: BMI ≥ 25–30 kg/m 2 ; obese: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) on surgical outcomes after radical resection for low rectal cancer (LRC). Methods Patients with LRC who underwent radical surgery from January 2009 to December 2013 were included. The patients were divided into three groups according to their BMI values (control group: BMI 
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-019-01778-w