Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases [electronic resource] /
Capussotti, Lorenzo.editor.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1 Epidemiology and Natural History; 2 Diagnosis and Staging; 3 Evolution of Resectability Criteria; 4 Surgical Strategy; 5 Results of Surgery and Prognostic Factors; 6 Preoperative Chemotherapy; 7 Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases; 8 Therapeutic Strategies in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases; 9 Extrahepatic Disease; 10 Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Follow-Up; 11 Re-resection: Indications and Results; 12 LiverMetSurvey Registry: the Italian Experience; Subject Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Medicine.
Medicine/Public Health, general.