Change in abdominal obesity after colon cancer surgery - effects of left-sided and right-sided colonic resection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excess abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with metabolic diseases and poor survival in colon cancer (CC). We assessed the impact of different types of CC surgery on changes in abdominal fat depots.

Material and methods

Computed tomography (CT)-scans performed preoperative and 3 years after CC surgery were analyzed at L3-level for VAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and total adipose tissue (TAT) areas. We assessed changes in VAT, SAT, TAT and VAT/SAT ratio after 3 years and compared the changes between patients who had undergone left-sided and right-sided colonic resection in the total population and in men and women separately.

Results

A total of 134 patients with stage I-III CC undergoing cancer surgery were included. Patients who ha

SUBMITTER: Kays Mohammed Ali Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978490 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature