International Journal of Colorectal Disease · 6 authors, 4 centres
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This retrospective single-center cohort evaluated body composition in 99 patients undergoing elective single-port laparoscopic surgery for diverticulitis. Despite high prevalence of sarcopenia (71.2%) and myosteatosis (60.6%), neither was associated with higher complication or mortality rates.
In this retrospective single-center cohort, 99 consecutive patients undergoing elective single-port laparoscopic surgery for diverticulitis between 2012 and 2018 had preoperative body composition assessed via CT at the third lumbar vertebra. Sarcopenia was present in 71.2% and myosteatosis in 60.6% of patients. After adjustment for age and gender, sarcopenia, myosteatosis, and visceral fat area were not significantly associated with higher complication or mortality rates. The authors suggest that the minimally invasive single-port technique may attenuate the adverse effects of adverse body composition, though this was not directly tested in a comparative design.
