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Massively obese patients should increasingly be considered acceptable candidates for basic and advanced minimal access laparoscopic procedures as technology and surgical skills improve. Massive obesity denotes a body mass index of 40 or greater, where body mass index is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters (kg/m2).
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Doherty, C. (1999). Special Problems: Massive Obesity. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88454-2_12
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