Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate role of palliative laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis.
Methods: We reviewed 248 patients with stage IV colorectal cancer who underwent pa...
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate role of palliative laparoscopic colorectal resection for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis.
Methods: We reviewed 248 patients with stage IV colorectal cancer who underwent palliative bowel resection of the primary tumor during the period from January 2008 to December 2010 at Asan Medical Center. The short-term and oncologic outcomes of those with laparoscopic resection were reviewed and comparison was made between patients with laparoscopic and open resection.
Results: A total of 248 patients were identified and of these patients, 50 underwent laparoscopic resection and conversion was required in six patients (12.0%). There was no differences in the gender, age, the location of primary tumor. But in the open group, peritoneal seeding was more (31.8% vs. 14.3%) and lung metastasis was less (28.3% vs. 48.0%; P=0.023) than laparoscopic group. The length of postoperative hospital stay in the laparoscopic group was significantly shorter than that in the open group (10.4 days vs. 6.7 days; P=0.048), and the postoperative complications were no significant difference in the both groups (13.1% vs. 8.0%; P=0.466) The overall survivals were similar in the both groups (mean survival, 758 days vs. 851 days; P=0.278).
Conclusion: Considering of the patient’s general condition and distant metastasis, laparoscopic palliative bowel resection for stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis is effective and safe.