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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Original paper

The influence of obesity on the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a retrospective analysis

Michal Robert Janik
1
,
Krzysztof Jędras
1
,
Dawid Golik
1
,
Przemysław Sroczyński
1

  1. General Surgery Department, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
Videosurgery Miniinv 2024; 19 (1): 68–75
Online publish date: 2023/12/29
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Introduction
The increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide has raised concerns about its impact on surgical outcomes across various procedures. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), a common surgical intervention for benign gallbladder disease, is no exception. The relationship between obesity and LC outcomes remains complex and merits further investigation.

Aim
This retrospective study aimed to assess the influence of obesity on the safety and surgical outcomes of LC.

Material and methods
Patients were divided into 2 groups: those with obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m²) and non-obese controls (BMI < 30 kg/m²). Baseline characteristics, operative duration, hospitalization length, and post-operative complications, categorized by the Clavien-Dindo classification, were evaluated.

Results
Among 116 patients with obesity and 176 non-obese controls, differences in age and gender were noted but were not clinically significant. Operative time was longer in the group with obesity. Hospitalization length and adverse event occurrence did not differ significantly. Importantly, post-operative complications showed no substantial differences between the groups, suggesting that obesity may not significantly increase the complication risk in this population.

Conclusions
Obesity may not substantially elevate the risk of adverse events or severe complications following LC in this patient population. Careful patient selection, preoperative evaluation, and surgical technique remain crucial. Further research in larger, diverse populations is needed to validate these findings.

keywords:

post-operative complications, obesity, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Clavien-Dindo classification

  
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