The impact of operative approach for obese colorectal cancer patients: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2015–2019
Kathleen Logie,
Tyler McKechnie,
Gaurav Talwar
et al.
Abstract:AimObesity is a well‐established risk factor for the development of colorectal cancer. As such, patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer have increasingly higher body mass indices (BMIs). The advances in minimally invasive surgical techniques in recent years have helped surgeons circumvent some of the challenges associated with operating in the setting of obesity. While previous studies suggest that laparoscopy improves outcomes compared with open surgery in obese patients, this has never been establi… Show more
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