Laparoscopic vs Open Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases
Author(s) -
Francesca Ratti,
Guido Fiorentini,
Federica Cipriani,
Marco Catena,
Michele Paganelli,
Luca Aldrighetti
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2107
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , surgery , cohort , incidence (geometry) , propensity score matching , open surgery , confidence interval , laparoscopy , laparoscopic surgery , clinical endpoint , general surgery , cancer , randomized controlled trial , physics , optics
Surgery represents the mainstay treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Indications for the laparoscopic approach in this setting have been widened and there is a need to confirm the benefits of minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) in patients with complex disease states.
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