Obesity

Research on obesity detailed by H. Scheidbach and co-authors

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 24th, 2008

" Obesity is a modern-day phenomenon that is increasing throughout the world. The aim of the present study was to provide data to establish whether the laparoscopic approach to colorectal surgery in the obese patient represents a risk or, rather, a benefit for the patient," scientists writing in the journal Obesity Surgery report.

" The data presented in this paper were obtained within the framework of a prospective multicenter study initiated by the ''Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Study Group (LCSSG)'' and performed on 5,853 recruited patients. The perioperative course was compared between the three groups: nonobese, obesity grade I, and obesity grade II/III. ...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-03-24)

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