Is body mass index ≥50 kg/m(2) a predictor of higher morbidity for patients who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy?

BACKGROUND: Super-morbid obese (SMO) patients (body mass index [BMI] >50 kg/m(2)) carry a higher risk for bariatric surgery. Despite several studies addressing this patient group, the number of patients included tends to be relatively small. METHODS: We reviewed 708 patients who underwent laparos...

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Autores principales: Bamehriz, Fahad, Althuwaini, Saad, Alobaid, Omar, Alanazi, Yara, Alotaibi, Rawan, Alfuweres, Nawt, Alsaikhan, Najla, Almanie, Waad, Alghafaily, Munira, Aldohayan, Abdulla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30429736
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sja.SJA_140_18

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