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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2013; 19(42): 7405-7411
Published online Nov 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7405
Published online Nov 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i42.7405
Short and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy in obese patients
Andrea Vignali, Paola De Nardi, Luca Ghirardelli, Saverio Di Palo, Carlo Staudacher, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita Salute, 20132 Milan, Italy
Author contributions: Vignali A designed the study and wrote the manuscript; De Nardi P analyzed the data, and revised the article; Ghiradelli L and Di Palo S helped in the acquisition of the data and revised the article; Staudacher C critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content and gave the final approval.
Correspondence to: Andrea Vignali, MD, Department of Surgery, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita Salute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy. vignali.andrea@hsr.it
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Received: August 16, 2013
Revised: October 3, 2013
Accepted: October 13, 2013
Published online: November 14, 2013
Revised: October 3, 2013
Accepted: October 13, 2013
Published online: November 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: The best of our knowledge, this is the first case-matched control study reporting long-term complications in obese patients’ undergone laparoscopic or open colectomy.