title: Surgical implications of the obesity epidemic.
authors.forename: Nicholas M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D015897:Comorbidity; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods