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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2018; 10(10): 293-316
Published online Oct 15, 2018. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v10.i10.293
Simultaneous curative resection of double colorectal carcinoma with synchronous bilobar liver metastases
Emilio De Raffele, Mariateresa Mirarchi, Dajana Cuicchi, Ferdinando Lecce, Claudio Ricci, Riccardo Casadei, Bruno Cola, Francesco Minni
Emilio De Raffele, Dajana Cuicchi, Ferdinando Lecce, Claudio Ricci, Riccardo Casadei, Francesco Minni, Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale, Dipartimento dell’Apparato Digerente, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna 40138, Italy
Mariateresa Mirarchi, U.O. di Chirurgia Generale, Dipartimento Strutturale Chirurgico, Ospedale “Antonio e Margherita, ” Tortona (AL) 15057, Italy
Bruno Cola, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy
Author contributions: De Raffele E and Mirarchi M contributed to the conception and design of the study, acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data, and wrote the manuscript; Cuicchi D, Lecce F, Ricci C and Casadei R contributed to acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data; Cola B and Minni F made critical revisions and final approval of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest related to this publication.
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Correspondence to: Emilio De Raffele, MD, PhD, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale, Dipartimento dell’Apparato Digerente, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna 40138, Italy. e.deraffele@aosp.bo.it
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Received: June 9, 2018
Peer-review started: June 9, 2018
First decision: July 13, 2018
Revised: July 28, 2018
Accepted: August 21, 2018
Article in press: August 21, 2018
Published online: October 15, 2018
Core Tip

Core tip: Simultaneous colorectal and liver resection represents an appealing surgical strategy in selected patients with colorectal cancer and resectable synchronous liver metastases (CRLM). Synchronous colorectal carcinoma may represent an adequate indication to simultaneous resections, even though it may require more complex colorectal resections. In patients with multiple bilobar synchronous CRLM, major hepatectomies performed simultaneously with colorectal surgery have been associated with increased perioperative risks compared to major hepatectomies alone. Conservative or parenchymal-sparing hepatectomies reduce the extent of hepatectomy while preserving oncological radicality, and may represent the best option to reduce the perioperative risks of simultaneous colorectal and liver resection.