[Panniculectomy as first part of colorectal resection for cancer in a morbidly obese patient].
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.
Pocard
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M
Département de chirurgie carcinologique, institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France. pocard@irg.fr
Treich
G
G
Boige
V
V
Jayr
C
C
Terrier-Lacombe
M-J
MJ
Fournier
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S
Lasser
P
P
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*