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Surgery on Obese Patients

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According to the World Health Organization classification, normal BMI ranges from 18.5 to 25 kg/m2, overweight ranges from 25 to 30 kg/m2, and obesity is classified as a BMI of 30 kg/m2 or more.

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  1. Celebration Center for Surgery, Florida Hospital Celebration, 410 Celebration Place, Suite 302, Celebration, FL, 34747, USA

    Eduardo Parra Davila M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.

  2. Celebration Center for Surgery, Florida Hospital, 410 Celebration Place, Suite 302, Celebration, Florida, United States

    Carlos Hartmann Otero M.D., F.A.C.S.

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  1. Department of Surger Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA

    Vincent Obias

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Davila, E.P., Otero, C.H. (2017). Surgery on Obese Patients. In: Obias, V. (eds) Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43256-4_10

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