Severe Obesity Contributes to Worse Outcomes After Elective Colectomy for Chronic Diverticular Disease.

Paul YoonGanesh RajasekarMiriam NuñoElizabeth RaskinVictoria Lyo

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)

Obesity is associated with poorer outcomes in patients undergoing elective colectomy for chronic DD. Futures studies to examine the impact of preemptive weight loss to improve outcomes after elective colectomy for chronic sequelae of DD are needed.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
type diabetes
weight gain
high fat diet induced
drug induced
gastric bypass
case control