Research Article

Analysis of Prognostic Factors for Resected Synchronous and Metachronous Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer

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Kaplan-Meier curve of disease-free survival (DFS) () and overall survival (OS) () stratified by technique used to perform colorectal resection. Median DFS and OS for patients undergoing open and converted to open surgery techniques were 16.2 months (95% CI 8.9–24.8) and 45.3 months (95% CI 31.3–67.1), respectively, versus 15.2 (95% CI 8.3–23.5) and NE, respectively, for those undergoing minimally invasive surgery. Open = open surgery approach and “converted to open surgery”; robot/LS = minimally invasive approach including robotic and laparoscopic surgery; NE = not evaluable.
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