Aquina, Christopher T

Visceral obesity, not elevated BMI, is strongly associated with incisional hernia after colorectal surgery. [electronic resource] - Diseases of the colon and rectum Feb 2015 - 220-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1530-0358

10.1097/DCR.0000000000000261 doi


Adenocarcinoma--surgery
Aged
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Colorectal Neoplasms--surgery
Digestive System Surgical Procedures
Female
Hernia, Ventral--epidemiology
Humans
Laparoscopy
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity--epidemiology
Obesity, Abdominal--epidemiology
Postoperative Complications--epidemiology
Proportional Hazards Models
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors