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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 1/2010

01-01-2010 | Letter--Reply

Reply to 090220: Re: ‘Predictive factors for surgical complications of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer’ (Epub 31 Dec 08)

Author: Chikara Kunisaki

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 1/2010

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In general, obesity influences the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative morbidity after gastric surgery. In our study, visceral fat area (VFA) and body mass index (BMI) also affected the incidence of morbidity after laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG), particularly among men. …
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Title
Reply to 090220: Re: ‘Predictive factors for surgical complications of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer’ (Epub 31 Dec 08)
Author
Chikara Kunisaki
Publication date
01-01-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0529-9

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