Is BMI greater than 60 kg/m2 a predictor of higher morbidity after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 94-97

  Kushnir, L ^a   Dunnican, W J ^a   Benedetto, B ^a   Wang, W ^a   Dolce, C ^a,b   Lopez, S ^a   Singh, T P ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Laparoscopic; Obesity; Roux en Y gastric bypass; Super superobese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SAFETY; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74149085729     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0552-x     Document Type: Article

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