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Impact of obesity on perioperative morbidity and mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
J Am Coll Surg
February 2009
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Background: Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor for perioperative and postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of obesity on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).
Study Design: Between January 2000 and July 2007, 262 patients underwent PD at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, of whom 240 had complete data, including body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m(2)) for analysis.