ArticleThe British journal of surgery2020
Robotic rectal cancer surgery: comparative study of the impact of obesity on early outcomes.
Article in The British journal of surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The effect of excess body weight on short-term outcomes following minimally invasive rectal cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in high-risk patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on the Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Obesity-a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Registry Data.Obesity surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of BMI on robotic rectal cancer surgery versus three-dimensional laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a retrospective study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- SAGES colorectal and metabolic bariatric surgery committee joint task force call to action for synchronized severe obesity and colorectal cancer management.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
- Comparison of surgical outcomes of robotic complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer in obese versus non-obese patients.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- A Prospective European Trial Comparing Laparotomy, Laparoscopy, Robotic-assisted, and Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Procedures in High-risk Patients With Rectal Cancer: The RESET Trial.Annals of surgery · 2026Observational
- Robot Assisted Low Anterior Resection for Obese Rectal Cancer Patients: A Single-center Analysis of Short-term Outcomes.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2026Article
- Impact of the learning curve on the outcomes of robotic surgery in obese patients with rectal cancer.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Rise in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Associated With Adoption of Robotic Surgery.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2025Article
- Comparison of short-term surgical outcomes between high and low tie ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery in robotic rectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Impact of obesity on patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer in Australia and New Zealand.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Article
- Relationship between body mass index and short-term postoperative prognosis in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) in obese versus non-obese patients. A total of 533 patients, of whom 161 were obese (30·2 per cent) underwent robotic proctectomy during the study interval. Patient obesity was not associated with adverse short-term clinical outcomes after robotic rectal cancer surgery. Indicated in the obese perhaps?
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