ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2023
Impact of obesity on patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer in Australia and New Zealand.
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- Robotic vs. laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery in high BMI patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Pooled it
- Target trial on the outcomes of laparoscopic compared to robotic-assisted proctectomy in stage II-III rectal cancer.Updates in surgery · 2026Trial
- Impact of body mass index as a continuous variable on short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2025Article
- [Prognostic value of body composition in oncological visceral surgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- A Review Article: The Relationship Between Obesity and Colorectal Cancer.Current diabetes reports · 2024Review
- Development and validation of machine learning models and nomograms for predicting the surgical difficulty of laparoscopic resection in rectal cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Pathologic Outcomes and Survival in Patients with Rectal Cancer and Increased Body Mass Index.Digestive surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposePatients with obesity undergoing rectal cancer surgery may have an increased risk of developing complications, though evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to determine the direct impact of obesity on postoperative outcomes using data from a large clinical registry.
methodThe Binational Colorectal Cancer Audit registry was used to identify patients who underwent rectal cancer surgery in Australia and New Zealand from 2007-2021. Primary outcomes were inpatient surgical and medical complications. Logistic regression models were developed to describe the association between body-mass index (BMI) and outcomes.
resultsAmong 3,708 patients (median age 66 years [IQR 56.75-75], 65.0% male), 2.0% had a BMI < 18.5 kg/m
conclusionRisk of postoperative complications is increased in patients with obesity undergoing rectal cancer surgery.
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