rial chemotherapy using oxaliplatin has led to improved survival in patients in whom missing metastases were not removed. The two-stage liver resection procedure in combination with portal vein embolization or ligation is a useful strategy to treat multiple, bilobar colorectal liver metastases. The combination of resection with local ablative procedures has also expanded the criteria for resect...

PURPOSE The precise role of laparoscopic liver resection in liver malignancies remains controversial despite an increasing number of publications that have used the laparoscopic resection of benign liver tumors. This study was performed to assess the feasibility, safety, and outcome of laparoscopic liver resection for malignant liver tumors. METHODS This study is a retrospective review of the...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in magnitude of three-dimensional (3D) liver motion after liver resection/transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using four-dimensional (4D)-computed tomography (CT) images. From January 2012 to April 2016, 74 HCC patients underwent 4D-CT scans under a free-breathing state to assess respiratory liver motion. Of the 7...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE The patients with synchronous liver metastasis from colorectal cancer might get long-term survival after liver resection. But the optimal timing of surgery is undefined. This study was to explore the treatment strategy for synchronous liver metastasis from colorectal cancer. METHODS From 1995 to 2005, 83 patients with synchronous liver metastasis from colorectal cancer ...

AIM To investigate changes in hepatic and splenic stiffness in patients without chronic liver disease during liver resection for hepatic tumors. METHODS Patients scheduled for liver resection for hepatic tumors were considered for enrollment. Tissue stiffness measurements on liver and spleen were conducted before and two days after liver resection using point shear-wave elastography. Histolog...

PURPOSE Liver resection with colorectal liver metastasis widely accepted and has been considered safe and effective therapeutic option. However, the role of liver resection in breast cancer with liver metastasis is still controversial. Therefore, we reviewed the outcome of liver resection in breast cancer patients with liver metastases in a single hospital experiences. MATERIALS AND METHODS B...

Techniques for hepatic surgery have evolved over the past few decades and have broadened indications for liver resection (LR) for liver tumors. New strategies including downsizing chemotherapy, two-stage LR with or without portal vein embolization, and resection combined with ablative methods allow tailoring the treatment to each patient depending on condition of the liver and tumor burden. In ...

Tumor ablation is a minimally invasive approach commonly used in the treatment of liver tumors. Over last two decades, percutaneous radiofrequency (RFA) has been widely for primary tumors and small metastases, especially liver. Effective RFA can be accomplished by complete tumor accompanied margin resection at least 0.5 cm. One methods ablation. The overall disease-free survival rate was found ...

BACKGROUND The current experience of laparoscopic liver resection is reviewed focusing on the role and limitations of resection of colorectal metastases. Surgical technique, outcome, and the main controversies regarding the procedures are described. METHODS Current literature on laparoscopic liver resection is reviewed based on reports identified following a specified PubMed search. RESULTS...