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 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 To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on clinicopathologic factors and
long-term survival in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic …

Background An estimated 38% of US adults are obese. Obesity is associated with
socioeconomic disparities and increased rates of comorbidities, and is a known risk factor …

BACKGROUND: Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor for perioperative and
postoperative complications. The aim of this study was determine the impact of obesity on …

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 …

Introduction The obesity epidemic coupled with epidemiologic evidence of the link between
pancreatic cancer and obesity has raised the interest in the impact of body mass index (BMI) …

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