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Prior Bariatric Surgery Is Linked to Improved Colorectal Cancer Surgery Outcomes and Costs: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.

Hisham HussanPeter P StanichDarrell M GraySomashekar G KrishnaKyle PorterDarwin L ConwellSteven K Clinton
Published in: Obesity surgery (2017)
Analysis of national-level data demonstrates that prior bariatric surgery is associated with fewer colorectal cancer surgical complications and improved health care resource utilization compared to morbidly obese patients. These findings emphasize and extend the therapeutic effect of bariatric surgery to the colorectal cancer perioperative setting.
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