Obesity is not a risk factor for either mortality or complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis

Abstract Obesity is a positive predictor of surgical morbidity. There are few reports of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) outcomes in obese patients. This study aimed to clarify this relationship. This retrospective study included patients who underwent LC at Showa University Northern Yokohama Hosp...

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Main Authors: Yuta Enami, Takeshi Aoki, Kodai Tomioka, Tomoki Hakozaki, Takahito Hirai, Hideki Shibata, Kazuhiko Saito, Yojiro Takano, Junichi Seki, Sonoko Oae, Shoji Shimada, Kenta Nakahara, Yusuke Takehara, Shumpei Mukai, Naruhiko Sawada, Fumio Ishida, Masahiko Murakami, Shin-ei Kudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81963-5