Obesity does not affect the number of retrieved lymph nodes and the rate of intraoperative complications in gynecologic cancers

Journal of Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-28

  Salman, Mehmet Coskun ^a   Usubutun, Alp ^a   Ozlu, Tulay ^a   Boynukalin, Kubra ^a   Yuce, Kunter ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complication; Gynecologic cancer; Lymph node count; Lymphadenectomy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BODY MASS; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE INJURY; OBESITY; OVARY CANCER; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 77953370472     PISSN: 20050380     EISSN: 20050399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2010.21.1.24     Document Type: Article

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