Hepatectomy and Resection of Concomitant Extrahepatic Disease for Colorectal Liver Metastases—A Systematic Review
Surgery of Concomitant Extrahepatic Disease for CRC Liver Metastases
TC Chua, A Saxena, W Liauw, F Chu, DL Morris
Yes
20111107
2011 Dec 7
Eur J Cancer
Hepatectomy and Resection of Concomitant Extrahepatic Disease for Colorectal Liver Metastases—A Systematic Review
Eur J Cancer. 2011 Dec 7;[Epub Ahead of Print], TC Chua, A Saxena, W Liauw, F Chu, DL Morris
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Recent data suggest that hepatectomy for patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) with concomitant extrahepatic disease (EHD) achieve encouraging survival result. The authors examine the clinical efficacy of this treatment approach through a systematic review of the published literature.Methods: Electronic search of the MEDLINE and PubMed databases (January 2000 to January 2011) to identify studies reporting outcomes of hepatectomy for CLM with resection of EHD was undertaken....
