High Risk For Complications After Colectomy In Morbidly Obese Patients

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New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that morbidly obese patients are at higher risk than normal weight patients for complications after colectomy – surgical removal of all or part of the colon – for the

treatment of cancer. Obese patients are more likely than non-obese patients to develop and ultimately die from colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

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