The effect of the body mass index on the short-term surgical outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy: A propensity score-matched study
Author(s) -
Yuma Ebihara,
M Miyasaka,
Kimitaka Tanaka,
Yoshitsugu Nakanishi,
Toshimichi Asano,
Takehiro Noji,
Yo Kurashima,
Toru Nakamura,
Soichi Murakami,
Takahiro Tsuchikawa,
Keisuke Okamura,
Toshiaki Shichinohe,
Yoshihiro Murakami,
Katsuhiko Murakawa,
Fumitaka Nakamura,
Takayuki Morita,
Shunichi Okushiba,
Satoshi Hirano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_212_19
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , surgery , propensity score matching , gastrectomy , anastomosis , complication , laparoscopy , dissection (medical) , lymph node , cancer
This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG).
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