title: Evaluating obesity before surgery.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noshiro
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery