Genser L, et al. - The results of emergency surgery for obstructive colon cancer (OCC) in an obese patient population were compared with those in overweight and normal weight patient groups. They included 1,241 patients undergoing emergency surgery for OCC in French surgical centers members of the French National Surgical Association; of these 329 (26.5%) were overweight and 143 (11.5%) were obese. A more severe presentation at admission but similar surgical management were noted in obese patients with OCC compared with lower body mass index [BMI] patients. No increase in 30-day postoperative morbidity except stoma-related complications for those with left-sided OCC was observed in correlation with obesity.