The effect of pre-resection obesity on post-resection body composition after 75% small bowel resection in rats

Patel, NS; Yanala, UR; Aravind, S; Reidelberger, RD; Thompson, JS; Carlson, MA

Carlson, MA (corresponding author), Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Dept Surg, 983280 Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198 USA.; Carlson, MA (corresponding author), VA Med Ctr, Surg Dept, 4101 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NE 68105 USA.; Carlson, MA (corresponding author), Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Ctr Adv Surg Technol, 986245 Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198 USA.; Carlson, MA (corresponding author), Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Dept Genet Cell Biol & Anat, 985805 Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE 68198 USA.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2021; 11 (1):

Abstract

In patients with short bowel syndrome, an elevated pre-resection Body Mass Index may be protective of post-resection body composition. We hypothesized......

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