Surgical treatment of colorectal liver metastasis: the impact of simultaneous liver and colorectal resection for synchronous colorectal metastasis

Background: Metastatic liver diseases are a challenging situation with dismal prognosis. Nearly half of the patients develop liver metastasis during the course of their diseases. Hepatic resection is the treatment of choice in these patients. Aim: This study was conducted to compare the results of patients undergoing simultaneous liver and colorectal resection and of those by whom a colorectal and liver resection was made separately. Material and Method: A retrospective analysis was performed on 1597 patients who underwent surgery because of colorectal cancer between 1999 and 2008. The results were separately ev…