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One-Stage Ultrasound-Guided Hepatectomy for Multiple Bilobar Colorectal Metastases: a Feasible and Effective Alternative to Two-Stage Hepatectomy


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Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases

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Trial Information

One-Stage Ultrasound-Guided Hepatectomy for Multiple Bilobar Colorectal Metastases: a Feasible and Effective Alternative to Two-Stage Hepatectomy


Inclusion Criteria:



1. Patients presenting with resectable colorectal cancer liver metastases (CLM)

2. 4 or more lesions

3. Bilobar involvement of the liver

4. Contact or close adjacency (less than 0.5 cm) of at least one CLM with major
intrahepatic vascular structures (1st or 2nd order portal branches and/or hepatic
vein at caval confluence).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with 3 or less resectable CLM

2. Patients with 4 or more resectable CLM but nor bilobar

3. Patients with 4 or more bilobar resectable CLM without any lesion presenting
condition of point 4 of the inclusion criteria

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Outcome Measure:

The primary outcome was the safety of the procedure. To this purpose we studied morbidity, mortality, amount of blood loss, rate of blood transfusions, and postoperative trend of liver function tests.

Outcome Time Frame:

30-day and 90-day postoperatively

Safety Issue:

Yes

Principal Investigator

Guido Torzilli, MD, PhD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Milan, Istituto Clinico Humanitas - IRCCS

Authority:

Italy: Ministry of Health

Study ID:

MTX-1STAGE

NCT ID:

NCT00587756

Start Date:

September 2001

Completion Date:

December 2007

Related Keywords:

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Liver Metastases
  • intraoperative ultrasonography
  • colorectal liver metastases
  • hepatectomy
  • portal vein embolization
  • Liver
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Liver Neoplasms

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