The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 567-570 , May 2007

Post-bariatric panniculectomy: pre-panniculectomy body mass index impacts the complication profile

Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Spokane, WA, November 10–11, 2006

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 21 January 2007

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest to report and have received no financial or material support related to this manuscript. The opinions and thoughts within the paper are the views of the authors and do not represent those of the Department of Defense.

PII: S0002-9610(07)00075-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.006

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 567-570 , May 2007

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