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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2020· item PMID:32996597

Robotic rectal cancer surgery: comparative study of the impact of obesity on early outcomes. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of robotic total mesorectal excision (TME) in obese versus non-obese patients. A total of 533 patients, of whom 161 were obese (30·2 per cent) underwent robotic proctectomy during the study interval. Patient obesity was not associated with adverse short-term clinical outcomes after robotic rectal cancer surgery. Indicated in the obese perhaps?