The effect of increasing body mass index on laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal cancer.
S BellJoseph Cherng Huei KongR WaleM StaplesK OlivaS WilkinsP Mc MurrickS K WarrierPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)
In the surgical management of colorectal cancer, obesity is associated with a lower likelihood of laparoscopic surgery being attempted, a higher likelihood of conversion to open surgery when laparoscopic surgery is attempted, and a higher rate of surgical complications.