Outcome After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Technically Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases
Hammill C, Billingsley K, Cassera M, Wolf R, Ujiki M, Hansen P. Outcome After Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Technically Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 18: 1947-1954. PMID: 21399885, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1535-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCatheter AblationCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopyLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPreoperative CareProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsColorectal liver metastasesLaparoscopic radiofrequency ablationResectable colorectal liver metastasesRadiofrequency ablationResectable groupHepatic resectionLiver metastasesUnresectable groupMedian disease-free survivalComparable long-term survivalOutcomes of patientsDisease-free survivalKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testLong-term survivalDiagnostic imaging studiesFavorable morbidityCRLM patientsPostoperative mortalityUnresectable diseaseMajor complicationsTumor numberResultsA totalSurgical oncologistsOutcome dataLaparoscopic hepatic resection: Favorable short-term outcomes for colorectal cancer metastases of the left hemiliver.
Enestvedt C, Diggs B, Sheppard B, Orloff S, Billingsley K. Laparoscopic hepatic resection: Favorable short-term outcomes for colorectal cancer metastases of the left hemiliver. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 347-347. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.4_suppl.347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term outcomesColorectal cancer metastasisLaparoscopic resectionCRC metastasisLiver resectionLeft liverFavorable short-term outcomesLower intraoperative blood lossCancer metastasisIntraoperative blood lossLaparoscopic liver resectionGroup of patientsLaparoscopy groupLeft hepatectomyTumor factorsBlood lossDisease recurrenceLaparoscopic approachLeft hemiliverMajor complicationsRetrospective reviewTumor characteristicsOpen surgeryOpen groupUnivariate analysis