Obesity Ups Survival in Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Robotic Surgery (GI & Endoscopy News)

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Obese patients who undergo robotic transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma have longer operating times, but their weight appears to have no impact on other surgical variables and they have longer survival than underweight patients, according to the results of a new study.