Outcomes of liver resection in patients with colorectal liver metastases by laparoscopic or open surgery

  • Shim J
  • Lee S
  • Park H
  • et al.
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Backgrounds/Aims Colorectal cancer is found with liver metastases about 20-25% due to characteristics of cancer itself. Approximately 20% of liver metastases are found to be resectable. The objective of this study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of patients who received liver resection with colorectal cancer operation in our center by laparoscopic surgery or open surgery. Methods Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery of liver resection (LSLR) group who underwent liver resection for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) at a single institute from 2013 to 2016 were compared to those of open surgery of liver resection (OSLR) group. Results A total of 123 patients underwent liver resection for CRLM, including 101 (82.1%) patients in the OSLR group and 22 (17.9%) patients in the LSLR group. There were significant differences in tumor characteristics between the two groups, including synchronous and metachronous (p=0.004), tumor number (p<0.001), and tumor margin (p=0.002). For postoperative outcomes, only the length of hospital stay (LOS) was significantly different between the two groups (8.5 days in LSLR vs. 11 days in OSLR, p<0.001). There was no significant difference in overall rate of postoperative complications between the two groups (9.1% in LSLR vs. 23.8% in OSLR, p=0.158). Conclusions There are no significant differences in postoperative outcomes between LSLR and OSLR except LOS, liver metastasis number, and resection margin. LSLR may be favorable for highly selected patients with CRLM.

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Shim, J.-R., Lee, S. D., Park, H.-M., Lee, E.-C., Park, B., Han, S.-S., … Park, S. J. (2018). Outcomes of liver resection in patients with colorectal liver metastases by laparoscopic or open surgery. Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 22(3), 223. https://doi.org/10.14701/ahbps.2018.22.3.223

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