Open AccessShort and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy in obese patients
Author(s) -
Andrea Vignali
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7405
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , colectomy , american society of anesthesiologists , exact test , laparoscopy , surgery , mann–whitney u test , colorectal surgery , blood loss , abdominal surgery , ulcerative colitis , disease
To investigate the impact of laparoscopic colectomy on short and long-term outcomes in obese patients with colorectal diseases.