Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese gastric cancer patients: a comparative study with non-obese patients and evaluation of difference in laparoscopic methods

Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese gastric cancer patients: a comparative study with non-obese patients and evaluation of difference in laparoscopic methods

Abstract Background Obesity is a growing epidemic around the world, and obese patients are generally regarded as high risk for surgery compared with normal weight patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of obesity on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) fo...

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Main Authors: Ke Chen, Yu Pan, Shu-ting Zhai, Jia-qin Cai, Qi-long Chen, Ding-wei Chen, Yi-ping Zhu, Yu Zhang, Ya-ping Zhang, Hendi Maher, Xian-fa Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Stomach neoplasms
Obesity
Body mass index
Morbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0638-1

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