Liver Resection for Colorectal Metastases: Is There an Age Limit? The Japanese Perspective
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Yasuhiro Shimada
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Liver resection is the only cure-oriented strategy for colorectal liver metastases, even in elderly patients. In the literature, there are no significant differences in overall survival and disease-free survivals between the elderly and the younger patients, who underwent liver resection, immediately or after preoperative chemotherapy. Morbidity and mortality rates are slightly increased in the elderly. Careful preoperative evaluation and postoperative monitoring is essential to improve patients’ survival. Patient selection should be discussed on a case-bycase basis by a multidisciplinary team. Older age is not a contraindication for liver resection.
Curr Colorectal Cancer Rep (2011) 7:187–190 DOI 10.1007/s11888-011-0095-0 Published online: 1 April 2011
