The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy in obese patients

Summary: Background: Obesity is generally reported to increase the risk of surgical complications. There have been few reports of laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH) in obese patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of (1) LH versus open hepatectomy (OH) in obese patient...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Ome, Kazuki Hashida, Mitsuru Yokota, Yoshio Nagahisa, Michio Okabe, Kazuyuki Kawamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958417304797