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Table 4 Surgical procedures after the triplet chemotherapy regimen

From: Survival benefit of surgical resection after first-line triplet chemotherapy and bevacizumab in patients with initially unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer

No.

Surgical procedure

No. of chemotherapy cycles prior to surgery

Hospital stay (days)

Major surgical complications

1

Cytoreductive surgery [subtotal colectomy + bilateral oophorectomy + cholecystectomy] + HIPEC

8

30

 

2

Cytoreductive surgery [abdominal wall resection + left hemicolectomy + appendicectomy] + HIPEC

13

13

Pancreatic leakage

3

Cytoreductive surgery [extended left hemicolectomy + distal pancreatectomy + small bowl resection] + HIPEC

12

29

 

4

Segmental liver resection

10

7

 

5

Cytoreductive surgery [subtotal colectomy + appendicectomy + cholecystectomy + splenectomy] + HIPEC

6

15

 

6

Bilateral pulmonary metastatectomy

2

12

 

7

High anterior resection

7

9

 

8

Cytoreductive surgery [extended left hemicolectomy + splenectomy + appendicectomy + cholecystectomy] + HIPEC

9

17

 

9

Anterior resection + liver metastatectomy

16

18

 

10

Total proctocolectomy

7

13

 

11

Anterior resection + liver metastatectomy

18

28

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

12

Sigmoidectomy + liver metastatectomy

20

16

 

13

Liver metastatectomy

9

14

 
  1. HIPEC hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy