Impact of obesity on surgical outcome after single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Autor: Toru Obuchi, Noriaki Kameyama, Masato Tomita, Hiroaki Mitsuhashi, Ryohei Miyata, Shigeaki Baba
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 99-104 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0972-9941
1998-3921
DOI: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_13_17
Popis: Introduction: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is widely used as a treatment option for gallbladder disease. However, obesity has been considered a relative contraindication to this approach due to more advanced technical difficulties. The aim of this report was to review our experience with SILC to evaluate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the surgical outcome. Patients and Methods: Between May 2009 and February 2013, 237 patients underwent SILC at our institute. Pre- and post-operative data of the 17 obese patients (O-group) (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) and 220 non-obese patients (NO-group) (BMI
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