Open AccessImpact of body mass index for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy
Author(s) -
Marco Del Chiaro,
Elena Rangelova,
Christoph Ansorge,
John Blomberg,
Ralf Segersvärd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2150-5330
DOI - 10.4291/wjgp.v4.i2.37
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , overweight , body mass index , pancreaticoduodenectomy , demographics , obesity , survival rate , gastroenterology , surgery , demography , pancreas , sociology
To evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on short and long term results after pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD).