A prospective comparison of costs between robotics, laparoscopy, and laparotomy in endometrial cancer among women with Class III obesity or higher.
Sarah D KosaSarah E FergusonTony PanzarellaSusie LauJeremie AbitbolVanessa SamouëlianChristopher GiedeHelen SteedBenjamin RenkosinskiLilian T GienMarcus Q BernardiniPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
There was no difference in overall costs between the three surgical modalities in patient with BMI ≥ 40. Given the similar costs, any form of minimally invasive surgery should be promoted in this population.