4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …

Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common general surgical
procedures performed. Conversion to an open procedure (CTO) is associated with …

Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI,
kg/m2) on outcomes of high-volume low-complexity (HVLC) general surgery procedures and …

Introduction Iatrogenic bile duct injury is a serious complication of cholecystectomy. The aim
of this study was to assess predictors of bile duct injury using a national database. Methods …

Background Obesity is a perceived risk factor for poorer surgical outcomes, including
increased complication rates and mortality. As obesity rates rise annually, evaluating …

Background Although a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard treatment
for symptomatic cholelithiasis, its safety and efficacy in the morbidly/super obese patients is …

Obesity is a positive predictor of surgical morbidity. There are few reports of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy (LC) outcomes in obese patients. This study aimed to clarify this …

Obesity increases surgical morbidity and mortality in open pancreaticoduodenectomy
(OPD). Its influence on robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy (RPD) remains uncertain. This …

Introduction Day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DCLC) is not universally adopted and
its use is limited to patients selected by non-standardized criteria. Since laparoscopic …

Background The risks from super obesity (SO) following cholecystectomy have not been
studied. Methods NSQIP analysis of patients undergoing cholecystectomy from 2005 to …