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Preoperative leukocytosis is an independent risk factor for morbidity and survival after resection of colorectal liver metastases

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Although surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) remains to be the only option for long term survival, traditional surgical concepts have been challenged by the introduction of the liver… Click to show full abstract

Although surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) remains to be the only option for long term survival, traditional surgical concepts have been challenged by the introduction of the liver first approach or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in resectable CRLM and interventional therapies. The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors for postoperative morbidity and survival and to externally evaluate the recently introduced resection severity index (RSI), in order to optimize patient selection and treatment strategies.

Keywords: liver; resection colorectal; morbidity survival; resection; colorectal liver; liver metastases

Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2022

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