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Simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases: what determines the risk of unfavorable outcomes? An international multicenter retrospective cohort study

01-mar-2023 | Revista: International Journal of Surgery

Jasper P Sijberden  1   2   3 , Giuseppe Zimmitti  1 , Simone Conci  4 , Nadia Russolillo  5 , Michele Masetti  6   7 , Federica Cipriani  8 , Jacopo Lanari  9 , Burak Görgec  2   3 , Andrea Benedetti Cacciaguerra  10 , Fernando Rotellar  11 , Mathieu D'Hondt  12 , Bjørn Edwin  13 , Robert P Sutcliffe  14 , Ibrahim Dagher  15 , Mikhail Efanov  16 , Santi López-Ben  17 , John N Primrose  18 , Felice Giuliante  19 , Antonino Spinelli  20 , Manish Chand  21 , Salud Alvarez  1 , Serena Langella  5 , Simone Nicosia  6 , Andrea Ruzzenente  4 , Marco Vivarelli  10 , Umberto Cillo  9 , Luca Aldrighetti  8 , Elio Jovine  6 , Alessandro Ferrero  5 , Alfredo Guglielmi  4 , Marc G Besselink  2   3 , Mohammad Abu Hilal  1   18


Background: The use of a simultaneous resection (SIMR) in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases (sCRLM) has increased over the past decades. However, it remains unclear when a SIMR is beneficial and when it should be avoided. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was therefore to compare the outcomes of a SIMR for sCRLM in different settings, and to assess which factors are independently associated with unfavorable outcomes.

Methods: To perform this retrospective cohort study, patients with sCRLM undergoing SIMR (2004-2019) were extracted from an international multicenter database, and their outcomes were compared after stratification according to the type of liver and colorectal resection performed. Factors associated with unfavorable outcomes were identified through multivariable logistic regression.

Results: Overall, 766 patients were included, encompassing colorectal resections combined with a major liver resection (n=122), minor liver resection in the anterolateral (n=407), or posterosuperior segments ('Technically major', n=237). Minor and technically major resections, compared to major resections, were more often combined with a rectal resection (29.2 and 36.7 vs. 20.5%, respectively, both P=0.003) and performed fully laparoscopic (22.9 and 23.2 vs. 6.6%, respectively, both P = 0.003). Major and technically major resections, compared to minor resections, were more often associated with intraoperative transfusions (42.9 and 38.8 vs. 20%, respectively, both P = 0.003) and unfavorable incidents (9.6 and 9.8 vs. 3.3%, respectively, both P≤0.063). Major resections were associated, compared to minor and technically major resections, with a higher overall morbidity rate (64.8 vs. 50.4 and 49.4%, respectively, both P≤0.024) and a longer length of stay (12 vs. 10 days, both P≤0.042). American Society of Anesthesiologists grades ≥3 [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.671, P=0.015] and undergoing a major liver resection (aOR: 1.788, P=0.047) were independently associated with an increased risk of severe morbidity, while undergoing a left-sided colectomy was associated with a decreased risk (aOR: 0.574, P=0.013).

Conclusions: SIMR should primarily be reserved for sCRLM patients in whom a minor or technically major liver resection would suffice and those requiring a left-sided colectomy. These findings should be confirmed by randomized studies comparing SIMR with staged resections.

CITA DEL ARTÍCULO  Int J Surg. 2023 Mar 1;109(3):244-254. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000068