Obesity increases wound complications in rectal cancer surgery

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-39

  Balentine, Courtney J ^a,b   Wilks, Jonathan ^a,b   Robinson, Celia ^a,b   Marshall, Christy ^a,b   Anaya, Daniel ^a,b   Albo, Daniel ^a,b   Berger, David H ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

obesity; rectal cancer; wound infections

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CANCER SURGERY; COLON CANCER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77955923971     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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