POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL EFFECT OF SURGICAL REMOVAL OF OMENTAL FAT ON METABOLIC MARKERS AND BODY MASS INDEX IN EARLY STAGE GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES

Obesity is an important cause of death globally. By the year 2015, approximately 2.3 billion adults will be overweight. It is an independent risk factor for many chronic diseases. To protect from these complications many medical and surgical treatment strategies were implemented for weight reduction. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether surgical reduction in VAT through omentectomy has therapeutic metabolic advantages in overweight or obese patients.