Surgical Treatment Of Colorectal Liver Metastases (updates In Surgery)

Surgery is the gold standard treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Patient management has undergone dramatic changes in recent years: more accurate diagnostic tools and more effective chemotherapy regimens have been introduced and surgical indications have been widely broadened. A multidisciplinary approach to treatment is now mandatory, involving oncologists, radiologists and gastroenterologists. However, many topics are still debated. This book analyzes all aspects of the surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases based on a systematic, updated review of the literature. The aim of this volume is to provide surgeons, oncologists and radiologists with a clear overview of the state-of-the-art of treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Annotation Surgery is the gold standard treatment of colorectal liver metastases. Patients management had a dramatic evolution during the past years: more accurate diagnostic tools and more effective chemotherapy regimens have been introduced and surgical indications have been widely broadened. A multidisciplinary treatment is now mandatory, involving oncologists, radiologists an gastroenterologists. However, many topics are still debated. In the present book all aspects of surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastases are analyzed based on a systematic, updated analysis of the literature. Aim of this book is to provide surgeons, oncologists and radiologists a clear overview of the state-of-the-art of treatment of colorectal liver metastases Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Epidemiology and Natural History....Pages 1-6 Diagnosis and Staging....Pages 7-26 Evolution of Resectability Criteria....Pages 27-33 Surgical Strategy....Pages 35-53 Results of Surgery and Prognostic Factors....Pages 55-74 Preoperation Chemotherapy....Pages 75-100 Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases....Pages 101-119 Therapeutic Strategies in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases....Pages 121-137 Extrahepatic Disease....Pages 139-151 Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Follow-Up....Pages 153-158 Re-resection: Indications and Results....Pages 159-163 LiverMetSurvey Registry: the Italian Experience....Pages 165-182 Back Matter....Pages 183-184