Primary tumor resection in colorectal cancer with unresectable synchronous metastases: A review

Table 5 Postoperative outcome after primary tumor resection in patients with unresectable stage IV colorectal cancer

Ref.	Study period	No.of patients	Mortality(%)	Morbidity(%)
Scoggins et al[82]	1985-1997	66	5	30
Rosen et al[43]	1984-1998	120	6	22.5
Tebbutt et al[34]	1990-1999	280	NM	13
Ruo et al[44]	1996-1999	127	2	21
Michel et al[90]	1996-1999	31	0	NM
Benoist et al[79]	1997-2002	32	0	19
Stelzner et al[45]	1995-2001	128	11.7	-
Galizia et al[38]	1995-2005	42	0	21
Evans et al[70]	1999-2006	45	16	NM
Bajwa et al[39]	1999-2005	32	3	22
Kleespies et al[46]	1996-2002	233	4.7	46
Mik et al[40]	1996-2000	52	7.7	40
Costi et al[48]	1994-2003	71	8.5	24
Stillwell et al[31]	1984-2004	379	9.2	48.3

NM: Not mentioned.