Comparison of surgical outcomes of robotic complete mesocolic excision for right-sided colon cancer in obese versus non-obese patients
Obesity was associated with longer operative times and increased blood loss but not with higher complication rates or worse survival outcomes. Robotic CME appears technically and oncologically feasible for both obese and non-obese patients with right-sided colon cancer.
Authors
- Alan P. Venook
- Teppei Miyakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7481-9559)
- Craig A. Messick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-5037)
- Kentaro Ochiai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9682-4500)
- Jaganmurugan Ramamurthy
- Ramy S. Behman
- Sa Nguyen
- Tsuyoshi Konishi
- Montserrat Guraieb-Trueba
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-026-12650-7
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Killam Trusts