Laparoscopic and robotic total mesorectal excision in overweight and obese patients: multinational cohort study

Br J Surg. 2024 Oct 1;111(10):znae259. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae259.

Bo P Smalbroek^{1

2}, Ritch T J Geitenbeek^{3

4}, Lea M Dijksman², Jim Khan⁵, Quentin Denost⁶, Philippe Rouanet⁷, Roel Hompes^{8

9}, Esther C J Consten^{3

4}, Anke B Smits¹; MIRECA Study Group; EUREKA Study Group

¹ Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
² Department of Value Based Healthcare, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and the University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Bordeaux Colorectal Institute, Clinique Tivoli, Bordeaux, France.
⁷ Department of Surgery, Montpellier Cancer Institute (ICM), Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
⁸ Department of Surgery, Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Ede, The Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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