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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2015; 7(10): 261-266
Published online Oct 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i10.261
Published online Oct 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i10.261
Obese patients have similar short-term outcomes to non-obese in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Manish Chand, Henry D De’Ath, Muhammed Siddiqui, Chetanya Mehta, Shahnawaz Rasheed, James Bromilow, Tahseen Qureshi, Department of Surgery, Poole General Hospital, Poole BH15 2JB, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study has been reviewed and approved by the Colorectal Department of Poole General Hospital.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have any conflict of interest.
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Correspondence to: Manish Chand, Laparoscopic Fellow in GI Surgery, Department of Surgery, Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, United Kingdom. mans001@aol.com
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Received: April 5, 2015
Peer-review started: April 7, 2015
First decision: July 17, 2015
Revised: July 19, 2015
Accepted: August 20, 2015
Article in press: August 21, 2015
Published online: October 27, 2015
Peer-review started: April 7, 2015
First decision: July 17, 2015
Revised: July 19, 2015
Accepted: August 20, 2015
Article in press: August 21, 2015
Published online: October 27, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer can be safely performed in obese patients without an increase in adverse events or outcomes. Patients should not be precluded from laparoscopy in such cases based on their body mass index. However it is important for the team to assess patients pre-operatively to decide on whether additional or more intensive peri-operative care is needed to ensure optimal outcomes.