title: [Panniculectomy as first part of colorectal resection for cancer in a morbidly obese patient].
abstract: We reported the case of a patient presenting a rectal cancer of the upper part with a BMI at 59 which was previously considered as a contraindication to surgery. To perform the operation we had to make as first step of the procedure a panniculectomy. The technique made possible the rectal resection under good conditions, without blood transfusion. The post-operative course was uneventful except a pulmonary embolism controlled with medical treatment. This procedure is feasible in colorectal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie carcinologique, institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France. pocard@irg.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Treich
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boige
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayr
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Terrier-Lacombe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lasser
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D050507:Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*