Posterior mesorectal thickness as a predictor of increased operative time in rectal cancer surgery: a retrospective cohort study.
Tyler McKechnieKarim RamjiColin KruseHussein JafferRyan RebelloNalin AminAristithes G DoumourasDennis HongCagla EskiciogluPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)
As the number of obese rectal cancer patients continues to expand, strategies aimed at optimizing their surgical management are paramount. While increasing BMI is an important preoperative risk factor, the present study identifies posterior mesorectal thickness on MRI as a reliable and easily measurable parameter to help predict operative difficulty. Ultimately, this may in turn serve as an indicator of which patients would benefit most from pre-operative resources aimed at optimizing operative conditions and postoperative recovery.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- ejection fraction
- optical coherence tomography
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- minimally invasive
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- weight loss
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance
- metabolic syndrome
- computed tomography
- genome wide
- coronary artery bypass
- living cells
- contrast enhanced
- fluorescent probe
- bariatric surgery
- gene expression
- obese patients
- radiation therapy