RT Book, Section
A1 Mishra, Nitin
A1 Saleem, Abdulaziz M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1204543182
T1 The Morbidly Obese Patient
T2 Handbook of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery
YR 2024
FD 2024
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260142853
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1204543182
RD 2024/09/16
AB Surgery  in  the  morbidly  obese  patient  poses  unique  challenges  for  the  surgeon,  compared  to  those  with  a  normal  BMI.  Meticulous  preoperative  planning  is  imperative  in  these  patients  to  prevent  postoperative  complications  and  allow  smooth  progression  intraoperatively.  In  this  chapter,  we  will  discuss  certain  technical  aspects  of  minimally  invasive  colorectal  surgery  applicable  to  the  obese  patient  population—a  large  number  of  the  Western  patient  population  tend  to  be  overweight  and,  therefore,  being  able  to  safely  operate  on  obese  patients  is  essential.