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During keyhole surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, does having strong stomach muscles pose as a risk or difficulty when filling stomach with gas?

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No: We do laparoscopic surgery on the morbidly obese, have abs muscles not a big deal.

Answered 1/5/2013

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