Laparoscopic approach to colorectal procedures in the obese patient: Risk factor or benefit?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-70

  Scheidbach, Hubert ^a   Benedix, Frank ^a   Hügel, Omar ^b   Kose, Daniela ^a   Köckerling, Ferdinand ^b   Lippert, Hans ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Hannover Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Conversion; Laparoscopy; Morbidity; Mortality; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 45549096353     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-007-9266-0     Document Type: Article

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