The Effect of Overweight Status on Total and Metastatic Number of Harvested Lymph Nodes During Colorectal Surgery

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the rela­tionship between higher body mass index (BMI) and har­vested total or metastatic lymph node numbers in patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancers. Methods: Between March 2014 and January 2016, totally 71patients who underwent lapar...

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Main Authors: Sezgin Zeren, Zülfü Bayhan, Cengiz Koçak, Mehmet Fatih Ekici, Şükrü Aydın Düzgün
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dicle University Medical School 2016-03-01
Series:Dicle Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.diclemedj.org/upload/sayi/59/Dicle%20Med%20J-02937.pdf