ArticleSurgery today2013
Laparoscopic surgery for obese patients with colon cancer: a case-matched control study.
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- Laparoscopic colorectal cancer resections in the obese: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open colectomy for locally advanced colon cancer in obese patients: a nationwide, multicenter, propensity score-based analysis of short- and long-term outcomes.Japanese journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Wound Infection After Laparoscopic Surgery for Colon Cancer.Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques · 2020Article
- Oncologic evaluation of obesity as a factor in patients with rectal cancer undergoing laparoscopic surgery: a propensity-matched analysis using body mass index.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2019Article
- Outcome of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Obese Patients.Maedica · 2015Article
- Obesity was associated with a decreased postoperative recurrence of rectal cancer in a Japanese population.Surgery today · 2014Article
- No differences in short-term morbidity and mortality after robot-assisted laparoscopic versus laparoscopic resection for colonic cancer: a case-control study of 263 patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study compared the results of laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer in obese patients with a body-mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m(2) or higher with those in nonobese patients (BMI <25 kg/m(2)) who were matched for clinicohistopathological factors.
methodsThe oncologic outcomes were compared between 140 patients with a BMI of 25 kg/m(2) or higher (obese group) and 140 patients with a BMI of <25 kg/m(2) (nonobese group) that were matched for sex, tumor location, date of operation, and pTNM stage.
resultsThe proportion of patients with postoperative complications was significantly higher in the obese group (15 %) than in the nonobese group (6 %). The disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate in patients with stage I or II disease were similar in the obese group (98.6 and 98.8 %, respectively) and the nonobese group (97.8 and 97.8 %, respectively). The disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate in patients with stage III disease also did not differ significantly between the obese group (77.2 and 79.4 %, respectively) and the nonobese group (83.4 and 84.9 %, respectively).
conclusionsPostoperative complications and long-term oncologic outcomes were similar in obese and nonobese patients who underwent laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer in this hospital.
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