Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of robotic surgery for obese patients (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2) with early stage endometrial cancer.
Material and methods: This study is a retrospective review of women who underwent robotic surgery for early-stage endometrial cancer from 2008 to 2017. Patients were subdivided into those with BMI < 30 kg/m2 (group 1), and those with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (group 2). Basic demographics and perioperative period outcomes were extracted from the medical records and compared.
Results: Group 1 included fifty patients and group 2 included 24 patients. There were no significant differences in surgical outcomes or complication rates between the two groups (p > 0.05 for all). There were no differences in pelvic nodal counts or length of stay.
Conclusions: Robotic surgery was found to be feasible and safe for obese patients with endometrial cancer. Its widespread application needs a larger sample with longer follow-up.
Keywords: body mass index; endometrial cancer; obese; robotic surgery.
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