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Clinicopathologic features of obese patients with rectal cancer and short-term results of surgeryVolkan Oter, Ozcem Ofkeli, Murat Ulas, Ilter Ozer, Erdal Birol Bostanci. Abstract | | | Cited by 0 Articles | Aim: Some authors related the increased body mass index (BMI) with postoperative complication rates also increase, number of harvested lymph nodes reduce and sparing the anal sphincter is much more challenging in the surgical management of rectal cancer. In this study, we evaluated clinic-pathologic features and short-term surgical results in obese and non-obese patients with rectal cancer.
Material and Methods: 54 obese and 326 non-obese patients are evaluated for clinic-pathological features, postoperative complications, re-operation rates and mortality rates.
Results: The rate of distally located rectal tumor is found significantly higher in obese patients than non-obese patients (p
Key words: Obesity; Rectal Cancer; Rectal Surgery.
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