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ArticleBMC surgery2020

Liver resections for metastasis: surgical outcomes of a single center academic institution.

Phillipe Abreu, Raphaella Ferreira, Danilo Saavedra Bussyguin, Eduardo DaCás, Vighnesh Vetrivel Venkatasamy, Flávio Daniel Saavedra Tomasich, Luiz Arnaldo Szutan

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Article in BMC surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Phillipe AbreuErasto Gaertner Hospital, Centro de Projetos de Estudo E Pesquisa (CEPEP), Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Dr.PhillipeAbreu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6340-7738
Raphaella FerreiraErasto Gaertner Hospital, Centro de Projetos de Estudo E Pesquisa (CEPEP), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Danilo Saavedra BussyguinErasto Gaertner Hospital, Centro de Projetos de Estudo E Pesquisa (CEPEP), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Eduardo DaCásErasto Gaertner Hospital, Centro de Projetos de Estudo E Pesquisa (CEPEP), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Vighnesh Vetrivel VenkatasamyDepartment of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami Transplant Institute, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA.
Flávio Daniel Saavedra TomasichHospital Erasto Gaertner, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Luiz Arnaldo SzutanFaculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Departamento de Cirurgia, Área de Fígado e Hipertensão Portal, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Hospital Erasto Gaertner · BRFaculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo · BRJackson Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatic metastasis are frequent and liver resection may be an option for some cases, despite the high complexity of the procedure and the possibility of postoperative complications.

methodsThis retrospective comparative descriptive study aims to evaluate a series of 86 consecutive liver resections (LRs) performed for the treatment of metastatic liver tumors, comparing the results between patients undergoing major and minor LR. All patients submitted to LR from October 2010 to July 2015 at the Erasto Gaertner Hospital in Curitiba-PR were included. Quantitative numerical variables were analyzed with the Student t-test. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test was used for numerical variables of non-normal distribution. Categorical variables were analyzed with the Chi-square test with Fisher's correction. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 23.0 and STATA 15 programs, being p < 0.05 considered statistically significant.

resultsEighty-six LR were performed, 56 cases by colorectal metastasis. The major LR corresponded to 68 cases, with 13.2% of Clavien-Dindo III-V complications and 2.9% of reoperation rate. Eighteen minor LR were performed and one patient had a postoperative complication requiring reoperation.

conclusionPreoperative elevation of transaminases and jaundice negatively influence surgical outcomes in patients undergoing LR. Tumors greater than 3 cm presented worse postoperative survival. Major LR did not significantly increase the surgical morbidity rate. INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD REGISTRATION: 1.122.319/2015.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHepatectomyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeHepatectomyLiver metastasesLiver resectionLiver tumorsPostoperative complications

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PMID33109145
PMCPMC7590712
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