Role of obesity in the surgical management of advanced-stage ovarian cancer

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 473-476

  Wolfberg, Adam J ^a   Montz, Fredrick J ^b   Bristow, Robert E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cytoreduction surgery; Obesity; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OBESITY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBESITY; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942665515     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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