Robotic-assisted surgery in extremely obese patients: a multidisciplinary approach for a patient with a BMI of 101.7 kg/m2
Our case exemplifies our experience from similar cases and demonstrates that robotic-assisted surgery for endometrial cancer in obese patients can represent a safe and feasible option, characterized by a low complication rate, minimal blood loss, and a short hospital stay.
Authors
- Martin W. Britten
- Sa’ed Almasarweh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4049-3033)
- Roland Csorba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-4767)
- Paul Buderath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-5635)
- Rainer Kimmig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-2199)
- Zeynep Atas Elfrink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9561-9388)
Institutions
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08158-5
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Essen