Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Outcomes and Survival Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Large Single-Institution Study

To examine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on clinicopathologic factors and long-term survival in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Data on BMI, weight loss, operative details, surgical pathology, and long-term survival were collected on 795 patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy. Patients were categorized as obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25 to null 10%. There were no differences in...