The impact of visceral adipose tissue amount on the adequacy of lymph node retrieval in colorectal cancer surgery.
Eun Kyung ChoeKyu Joo ParkSeung-Bum RyooSang Hui MoonHeung-Kwon OhEon Chul HanYoon-Hye KwonPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2017)
Increased VAT may cause inadequate LN retrieval in CRC patients. In viscerally obese patients, VAT volumes should be considered when clinically interpreting LN status.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- lymph node
- adipose tissue
- bariatric surgery
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- insulin resistance
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- gastric bypass
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- weight loss
- surgical site infection