Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Issue 04 · Volume 24 · December 2011 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-22464 Colon and Rectal Surgery in the Obese Patient H. David Vargas M.D.

Continuing Medical Education

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Haidar, Yarah M.; Cosman, Bard C.: Obesity Epidemiology

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Patel, Nell Maloney; Patel, Manish S.: Medical Complications of Obesity and Optimization of the Obese Patient for Colorectal Surgery

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Dority, Jeremy; Hassan, Zaki-Udin; Chau, Destiny: Anesthetic Implications of Obesity in the Surgical Patient

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Gribovskaja-Rupp, Irena; Kosinski, Lauren; Ludwig, Kirk A.: Obesity and Colorectal Cancer

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Boutros, Marylise; Maron, David: Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Obese Patient

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Johnson, Eric K.; Champagne, Bradley J.: Diverticular Disease and the Obese Patient

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Beck, Sandra J.: Stoma Issues in the Obese Patient

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Martin, Sean T.; Stocchi, Luca: Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection in the Obese Patient

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Geiger, Timothy M.; Muldoon, Roberta: Complications Following Colon Rectal Surgery in the Obese Patient

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Hourigan, Jon Stuart: Impact of Obesity on Surgical Site Infection in Colon and Rectal Surgery

INTRODUCTION TO GUEST EDITOR

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Beck, David E.: H. David Vargas, M.D.

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Vargas, H. David: Colon and Rectal Surgery in the Obese Patient