Weight-loss interventions and levonorgestrel intrauterine system implantation for early-stage endometrial cancer and atypical endometrial hyperplasia to reduce perioperative risk of severely obese patients

• Main Authors: Roze Isono-Taniguchi (Author), Hiroshi Tsubamoto (Author), Kayo Inoue (Author), Tomoko Ueda (Author), Shinichiro Saeki (Author), Yumi Takimoto (Author), Yu Wakimoto (Author), Hiroaki Shibahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Endometrial cancer (EC) and atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) are associated with obesity, which increases the perioperative morbidity and surgical difficulties in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. Weight-loss interventions (WLIs) are likely to reduce morbidity; however, delayed surgery may cau...