The effect of increasing body mass index on laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal cancer
Colorectal Disease2018Vol. 20(9), pp. 778–788
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Stephen Bell, Joseph C. Kong, Roger Wale, Margaret Staples, K. Oliva, Simon Wilkins, P. Mc Murrick, Satish K. Warrier
Abstract
In the surgical management of colorectal cancer, obesity is associated with a lower likelihood of laparoscopic surgery being attempted, a higher likelihood of conversion to open surgery when laparoscopic surgery is attempted, and a higher rate of surgical complications.
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