Visceral Adipose Tissue Percentage Compared to Body Mass Index as Better Indicator of Surgical Outcomes in Women With Obesity and Endometrial Cancer.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology(2024)
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact visceral adipose tissue percentage (VAT%) on surgical outcomes during minimally invasive surgery in obese women with endometrial cancer.
DESIGN:Retrospective observational cohort study.
SETTING:Mie University Hospital, Japan.
PATIENTS:Of the 73 women (body mass index [BMI] >30 kg/m2) with obesity and primary endometrial cancer, 52 underwent robotic surgery, while 21 underwent laparoscopic surgery between April 2014 and December 2022.
INTERVENTIONS:We investigated the correlation between surgical outcomes (operative time and blood loss) and obesity (BMI and visceral adipose tissue percentage [VAT%]).
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Abdominal fat-related parameters were measured at the level of the umbilicus using preoperative computed tomography. A weak negative correlation was found between BMI and VAT% (CC = -0.313, p = .001). Multivariate analysis showed that VAT% had a stronger correlation to total and practical operative time than BMI (β = 0.338 vs 0.267, β = 0.311 vs 0.209, respectively) and was an independent predictor of blood loss. VAT% was an independent predictive marker prolonged for operative time and increased blood loss during lymphadenectomy.
CONCLUSION:VAT% could be an indicator of surgical outcomes for patients with obesity and endometrial cancer.
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