Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in Morbidly Obese Patients in South Korea

Purpose Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese patients has been investigated in several studies, but its feasibility has rarely been examined in morbidly obese patients, such as in those with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2. The present study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility and safety o...

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Published in:Journal of gastric cancer 2014, 14(4), , pp.285-285
Main Authors: 정지윤, 유승엽, 정미란, 박영규, 정오
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Language:English
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일반외과학
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Summary:Purpose Laparoscopic gastrectomy in obese patients has been investigated in several studies, but its feasibility has rarely been examined in morbidly obese patients, such as in those with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m2. The present study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients with gastric cancer. Materials and Methods A total of 1,512 gastric cancer patients who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) were divided into three groups: normal (BMI
ISSN:2093-582X
2093-5641
DOI:10.5230/jgc.2014.14.4.285