Obesity surgery
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Comparative Study
Size, volume and weight of the stomach in patients with morbid obesity compared to controls.
There is no mention in surgical literature regarding anatomic measurements of the stomach in patients with morbid obesity. We investigated by a prospective study the length of the lesser and greater curvature, the volume or total capacity and the weight of the stomach in morbidly obese patients compared to controls. ⋯ No significant differences were found in anatomic measurements of the stomach between control subjects and patients with morbid obesity.