Does body mass index impact the performance of robot-assisted intracorporeal ileal conduit?
Robot-assisted intracorporeal ileal conduit can be safely performed in all body mass indices. Further studies are needed to assess long-term conduit function and stomal complications.
Smokers show an increased risk of dementia, and smoking cessation decreases the risk to that of never smokers. The increased risk of AD from smoking is more pronounced in apolipoprotein E ε4 noncarriers. Survival bias and competing risk reduce the risk of dementia from smoking at extreme age.