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Association between body mass index and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy for colon cancer.

Sameh Hany EmileZoe GaroufaliaRachel GefenFelice de Stefano HernandezGiovanna DasilvaSteven D Wexner
Published in: Surgery (2024)
Patients with increased body mass index had longer operative times and higher SSI rates, yet similar hospital stays and comparable 30-day complication rates, mortality, and reoperation to patients with normal body mass index.
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