Editorial
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng.
World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2012; 4(8): 237-241
Published online Aug 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i8.237
Table 1 Outcome of simultaneous vs staged major liver resections
AuthorYearPatients
Mortality
Morbidity
SimResDelSimRes (%)Del (%)P valueSimRes (%)Del (%)P value
Martin et al[15]12003457644NS60700.03
Thelen et al[22]20071514226.71.40.0007NRNR
Reddy et al[18]22007362918.31.40.0344.426.80.04
Capussotti et al[20]1200731483.20NS32.656.30.04
de Santibañes et al[23]201042-4.7--37.2--
Luo et al[21]201044133NRNR56.857.1NS
Table 2 Outcome of “Up-front chemotherapy” strategy: risk of emergency surgery while on treatment n (%)
AuthorYearPatientsResectable at diagnosisOxaliplatin- or Irinotecan-based chemotherapy (%)Emergency surgery
Benoist et al[37]200527No674 (14.8)
Muratore et al[38]200735No1001 (2.8)
Poultsides et al[39]2009233No10016 (7)
Karoui et al[40]2011123No9015 (12.1)
Viganò/Capussotti1201240Yes1003 (7.5)