Background The impact of obesity on short and long term outcomes following a pancreatico-
duodenectomy (PD) is still unclear and needs further clarification. Methods Demographic …

Background Obesity is a growing worldwide epidemic. There is association between obesity
and pancreatic cancer risk. However, the impact of obesity on the outcome of …

Background Obesity is a major global health problem, and it has reached epidemic
proportions worldwide. Therefore, surgeons will confront an increasingly larger proportion of …

Background The impact of obesity on postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy
remains insufficiently studied. Methods All pancreatoduodenectomy patients were …

Background Previous studies presented controversies in impact of body mass index (BMI)
on perioperative complications in pancreatectomy, and mainly focused on Western …

Background Obesity has traditionally been considered a cause of increased surgical
complexity and poor outcomes following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD). This study aimed at …

Introduction Conflicting reports exist about the effect obesity has on adverse postoperative
surgical outcomes after distal pancreatectomy (DP). The aim of this study is to explore the …

Background: Overweight and obesity are increasing year by year all over the world, and
there is a correlation between overweight and obesity and the risk of pancreatic cancer …

Background Overweight, defined by body mass index (BMI), is correlated to complications
following pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact …

The Impact of Obesity on Surgical Outcome after Pancreaticoduodenectomy Page 1 JOP. J
Pancreas (Online) 2008; 9(4):468-476. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas - http://www.joplink.net …