Purpose The increasing availability of clinical imaging tests (especially CT and MRI) that
directly quantify adipose tissue has led to a rapid increase in studies examining the …

Context Obesity is widely regarded as an established risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC).
However, recent studies have shown that lower mortality and better cancer-specific survival …

Importance Given the risks of postoperative morbidity and its consequent economic burden
and impairment to patients undergoing colon resection, evaluating risk factors associated …

The adiposity influence on colorectal cancer prognosis remains poorly characterised. We
performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis on post‐diagnosis adiposity measures …

Background Sarcopenia and obesity are associated with outcomes after surgery. However,
few studies have investigated which more accurately predicts postoperative complications or …

Background Obesity can pose perioperative challenges related to obesity-associated co-
morbidities and technical factors. However, the true impact of obesity on postoperative …

Objective To investigate the predictors of response to intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
(BCG) immunotherapy for intermediate and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer …

BACKGROUND: Visceral fat is considered a risk for postoperative complications in colon
cancer surgery. However, the association with anastomotic leakage as the most worrisome …

Background Numberous studies have heatedly discussed whether obesity is a risk factor for
anastomotic leakage (AL) because of the increasing number of colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Purposes This study aimed to explore the effect of increased body mass index (BMI) values
(overweight: BMI≥ 25–30 kg/m 2; obese: BMI≥ 30 kg/m 2) on surgical outcomes after …