Pathologic Outcomes and Survival in Patients with Rectal Cancer and Increased Body Mass Index
There was a trend toward more nodal involvement in preoperative assessment and less CRM involvement in the final pathology of patients with increased BMI. Complete/near-complete TME and survival rates were comparable between the groups.
Authors
- Rachel Gefen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-131X)
- Nir Horesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2459-8567)
- Mariana Berho
- Steven D. Wexner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-5753)
- Peige Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2651-0506)
- Sameh Hany Emile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-5244)
- Zoe Garoufalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-9777)
- Gil Valdo José da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-5536)
Institutions
- Northside Hospital (US)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Mansoura University Hospital (EG)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000541085
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57