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    Prognostic Value of Body Mass Index on Short-Term and Long-Term Outcome after Resection of Esophageal Cancer

    Cachexia and obesity have been suggested to be risk factors for postoperative complications. However, high body mass index (BMI) might result in a higher R0-resection rate because of the presence of more fatty...

    B. A. Grotenhuis, B. P. L. Wijnhoven, G. J. Hötte in World Journal of Surgery (2010)