The preliminary experience in simultaneous treatment of rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases with laparoscopy.

Background/aims: There is no consensus for laparoscopy first in patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, whose metastases are confined to the liver. This study aimed to evaluate its indications for one-stage surgery in laparoscopy.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen patients with rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases, who had undergone laparoscopic colorectal resection and simultaneous treatment for liver metastases, were retrospectively reviewed.

One-stage resection for Bismuth type IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma with high hilar resection and parenchyma-preserving strategies: a cohort study.

Background: Bismuth type IV hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) tumors are usually considered unresectable. The strategies of high hilar resection while preserving liver parenchyma can achieve potentially one-stage curative resection for this condition. The aim of the present study was to investigate the feasibility and safety of available strategies.

Laparoscopic approach for simultaneous treatment of rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases:indications and initial experience.

Background/aims: Lapraoscopic era provided a new alternative for rectal cancer and synchronous liver metastases (RCLM). However, there is no established consensus for laparoscopy "first" for patients with RCLM, whose metastasis is confined to the liver. This study aimed to evaluate its indications for one-stage surgery in laparoscopy.

Short-term outcomes from a multicenter retrospective study in China comparing laparoscopic and open surgery for the treatment of infected pancreatic necrosis.

Background: Laparoscopic surgery for confirmed infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) represents a relatively new solution. There are no studies comparing the outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery for patients with IPN. The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of laparoscopic management for patients with IPN and to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery.