Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3269921 | HPB | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Obese patients have increased postoperative morbidity after LR in comparison with non-obese patients, but this is mainly related to minor abdominal wall complications. Severe morbidity rates and mortality are similar to those in non-obese patients, even in cirrhosis or after major LR.
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Authors
Luca Viganò, Michael D. Kluger, Alexis Laurent, Claude Tayar, Jean-Claude Merle, Jean-Yves Lauzet, Marion Andreoletti, Daniel Cherqui,