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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2022

Feasibility of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy in obese patients with gastric cancer.

Hideaki Suematsu, Chikara Kunisaki, Hiroshi Miyamato, Kei Sato, Sho Sato, Yusaku Tanaka, Norio Yukawa, Yasushi Rino, Takashi Kosaka, Itaru Endo and 1 more

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hideaki SuematsuDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Chikara KunisakiDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan. s0714@med.yokohama-cu.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0843-8766
Hiroshi MiyamatoDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Kei SatoDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Sho SatoDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Yusaku TanakaDepartment of Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Norio YukawaDepartment of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
Yasushi RinoDepartment of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
Takashi KosakaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
Itaru EndoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
Munetaka MasudaDepartment of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan.
Yokohama City University · JPKanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization · JPYokohama City University Medical Center · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes in obese patients with gastric cancer undergoing totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) to clarify its feasibility in this population.

methodsWe examined 136 consecutive patients who underwent TLTG for gastric cancer (GC) between 2013 and 2018. A total of 45 patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m

resultsAlthough the operation time (min) was significantly longer in the obese group than in the non-obese group (329 vs 307, p = 0.002), there were no significant differences in the total volume of blood loss (mL) (118 vs 60, p = 0.059) or the rate of conversion to laparotomy between the two groups (2 vs 2, p = 0.466). Moreover, there was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups (16% vs 19%, p = 0.653). In the multivariate analysis, obesity was not identified as a risk factor for postoperative complications among patients who underwent TLTG. The rate of overall survival was not significantly different between the groups (p = 0.512).

conclusionTLTG is feasible for obese Japanese patients with GC. To validate the results of the present study, it is necessary to conduct a prospective study of a large population of patients with GC.

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LaparoscopyStomach NeoplasmsFeasibility StudiesGastrectomyHumansObesityPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBody mass indexGastric cancerLaparoscopic total gastrectomyObese

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