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January 1, 2005Annals of SurgeryOpen Access

The Impact of Obesity on Technical Feasibility and Postoperative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Left Colectomy

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Why the study?

Does obesity worsen technical feasibility and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic left colectomy?

Population

111 patients undergoing elective laparoscopic left colectomy for any pathologic condition, including 23…

Comparison

Laparoscopic left colectomy in obese patients vs Laparoscopic left colectomy in nonobese patients

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

30 days

Authors

JLJoël LeroyPAPascal AnanianFRFrancesco Rubino

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Overview

Supports safety of laparoscopic left colectomy in obese patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does obesity worsen technical feasibility and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing laparoscopic left colectomy?

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Population
111 patients undergoing elective laparoscopic left colectomy for any pathologic condition, including 23 obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) and 88 nonobese (BMI < 30 kg/m2) patients.
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Intervention
Laparoscopic left colectomy in obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2)
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Comparator
Laparoscopic left colectomy in nonobese patients (BMI < 30 kg/m2)
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Outcome
Technical parameters, operative time, conversion, pathology, length of hospital stay, and complications over a 30-day postoperative course

Obesity does not adversely impact the technical difficulty or postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic left colectomy, supporting its safety in obese patients.

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Leroy et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71a14bb27f15817827cf26https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000150168.59592.b9
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