The Effect of Body Mass Index on the Creation of an End-Colostomy in Rectal Cancer Patients

With the increasing prevalence of obesity, there has been a parallel increase in the incidence of rectal cancer. The association of body mass index (BMI) and end-colostomy creation versus primary anastomosis in patients undergoing proctectomy for rectal cancer has not been described. This is a retro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2023-11, Vol.89 (11), p.4940-4943
Hauptverfasser:	Grimes, Arthur D., Stewart, Kenneth E., Morris, Katherine T., Dunn, Gary D., Booth, Kristina K., Carter, Steven N., Garwe, Tabitha, Sarwar, Zoona, Fischer, Laura E.
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Sprache:	eng
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