Publications (3)10.27 Total impact
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Article: The impact of caudate lobe involvement after hepatic resection for colorectal metastases.
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ABSTRACT: Hepatic resections involving the caudate lobe are technically challenging with results from some centers indicating inferior outcomes. We assessed outcomes following hepatic resection for colorectal metastases involving the caudate lobe in a tertiary care center. Operative and oncological data from a prospectively maintained database were analyzed on 687 patients undergoing hepatic resection for colorectal metastases between 1993 and 2006. Patients were analyzed as those with caudate lobe metastases (CLM) and compared with those without caudate lobe involvement (NCLM). Fifty-two of 687 patients had metastases involving the caudate lobe (8%). Patients with caudate lobe involvement were more likely to require an extended hepatic resection (75% vs 27%, P=0.001), perioperative blood transfusion (29% vs 14%, P=0.002), have a positive resection margin (57% vs 32%, P=0.001) and stay longer in hospital (12 vs 8 days, P=0.001). There was no difference in the complication rates (37% vs 29%) or 30-day mortality between the two groups (2% vs 1%). The median disease free (20 months vs 21 months), and cancer specific survival (42 months vs 59 months) were also similar in the CLM and NCLM groups. Although caudate lobe involvement adds to the technical complexity of hepatic resection, these patients can be offered long term survival, similar to other patients with hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.European journal of surgical oncology: the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology 05/2009; 35(5):510-4. · 2.56 Impact Factor -
Article: The impact of staging laparoscopy prior to hepatic resection for colorectal metastases.
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ABSTRACT: To evaluate the role of routine laparoscopy as a staging modality prior to laparotomy and hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. Prospectively collected data were analysed from a database. In the first half of the series patients underwent selective laparoscopy before proceeding to laparotomy and in the second part of the series laparoscopy was used routinely. Patients undergoing laparotomy directly were analysed in Group 1 and those having laparoscopy before laparotomy in Group 2. The ability of laparoscopy to pick up unresectable and extrahepatic disease, resectability rate and open and close laparotomy rate were recorded. Of the 284 patients, 74 were in Group 1 (no laparoscopy) and 210 in Group 2 (laparoscopy as standard). The resectability rate was 81% in Group 1 and 87% in Group 2. The open and close laparotomy rate was 19% and 8%, respectively (p=0.025). In Group 2 alone, laparoscopy identified 39% of unresectable disease and prevented an open and close procedure. Routine use of staging laparoscopy increases the resectability rate and reduces the inoperability rate in these patients.European Journal of Surgical Oncology 11/2007; 33(8):1010-3. · 2.50 Impact Factor -
Article: A case of small-bowel perforation caused by a migrated duodenal stent.
Endoscopy 03/2007; 39 Suppl 1:E54. · 5.21 Impact Factor
