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Cervical Cancer
Panniculectomy is safe in obese gynecologic cancer patients
August 11th, 2005
Panniculectomy is safe in obese gynecologic cancer patients. In a recent article published in the journal Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica, scientists in Poland conducted a study "to demonstrate that panniculectomy in obese gynecologic oncology patients undergoing surgical gynecologic procedures reduces operative time, gives better surgical exposure and does not increase the number of operative complications. A retrospective review of 90 patients who had panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery between 1992 and June 2003." "Analyzed data included indication for surgery, patient's weight, operative times, blood loss, and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-11)
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