The Impact of Obesity on Outcomes Following Pancreatectomy for Malignancy
- 26 June 2009
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 16 (9), 2565-2569
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-009-0573-7
Abstract
Obesity has previously been shown to correlate with higher stage and decreased survival in pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of obesity on operative outcomes, recurrence, and overall survival.Keywords
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