Is obesity a high-risk factor for laparoscopic colorectal surgery?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 855-858

  Pikarsky, A J ^a   Saida, Y ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a   Martinez, S ^a   Chen, W ^a   Weiss, E G ^a   Nogueras, J J ^a   Wexner, S D ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Colorectal surgery; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036230537     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640080069     Document Type: Article

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