Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether obese women with advanced-stage ovarian cancer undergoing primary cytoreduction surgery were at increased risk of suboptimal cytoreduction and complications during the operative and postoperative period as compared to nonobese women. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective, case-control study of all cases of advanced-stage epithelial ovarian cancer managed surgically at Johns Hopkins Hospital between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999. RESULTS: Obese patients were as likely as nonobese patients to undergo optimal cytoreduction at surgery. Obese patients were more likely than nonobese patients to be high-risk anesthesia candidates and more likely than nonobese patients to have tumors > 20 cm at surgery. Obese patients were not at greater risk of surgical or postoperative complications than were nonobese patients. CONCLUSION: Obesity is not a risk factor for suboptimal surgical management of advanced-stage ovarian cancer.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 473-476 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2004 |
Keywords
- Cytoreduction surgery
- Obesity
- Ovarian cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology