Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 2 , Pages 210-217 , February 2009

Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality after Pancreaticoduodenectomy

Presented in part at the Meeting of the Pancreas Club, Washington, DC, 2007, and the 3rd Academic Surgical Congress, Huntington Beach, CA, 2008.

  • Timothy K. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Ernest L. Rosato, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Eugene P. Kennedy, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Karen A. Chojnacki, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Jocelyn Andrel, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Terry Hyslop, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Kimmel Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Cataldo Doria, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Patricia K. Sauter, CRNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Jordan Bloom, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Adam C. Berger, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Adam C Berger, MD, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Disease Center, 1100 Walnut St, MOB, Ste 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Received 6 June 2008 ,Revised 8 October 2008 ,Accepted 8 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.019

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 2 , Pages 210-217 , February 2009

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