More fat around internal organs may mean more complications after liver surgery
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 08:20
in Health & Medicine
The amount of intra-abdominal fat appears to be associated with the risk of complications following major liver surgery, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, appearing overweight or having a high body mass index (BMI) were not associated with increased post-surgical risks...