Abdominal wall dimensions and umbilical position vary widely with BMI and should be taken into account when choosing port locations

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1995-2000

  Ambardar, S ^a   Cabot, J ^a   Cekic, V ^a   Baxter, K ^a   Arnell, T D ^a   Forde, K A ^a   Nihalani, A ^a   Whelan, R L ^a  

^a Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Laparoscopy; Port placement; Umbilicus

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TRUNK; UMBILICUS; UNDERWEIGHT; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; THINNESS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 73349107482     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9965-1     Document Type: Article

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