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Table 2 Surgical data and outcomes

From: An optimised liver-first strategy for synchronous metastatic rectal cancer leads to higher protocol completion and lower surgical morbidity

Liver management (n = 24)

 Surgical procedure

  Single stage resection

18 (82.6%)

   Including major hepatectomy

10/18 (55.5%)

  Two-stage resection

6 (17.4%)

   Including major hepatectomy

3/6 (50%)

 Surgical approach

  Open

20 (83.3%)

  Laparoscopic

4 (16.7%)

  Conversion

0

  Portal vein embolisation

8 (34.8%)

  Postoperative complications

5 (20.8%)

  Bile leakage

2 (8.3%)

  Severe sepsis

1 (4.2%)

 Clavien-Dindo classification

  Grade I–II

4 (80%)

  Grade III–IV

1 (20%)

 Margin status

  R0 resection

24 (100%)

Rectal management (n = 21)

 Surgical procedure

  Conservative TME

12 (57.1%)

  Abdominoperineal excision

3 (14.3%)

  Full-thickness local excision

4 (19.1%)

  Watch and wait

2 (9.5%)

 Abdominal surgical approach (n = 15)

  Laparoscopic

15 (100%)

  Conversion

1 (6.7%)

  Postoperative complications (n = 19)

6 (31.6%)

  Anastomotic leakage

1/12 (8.3%)

 Clavien-Dindo classification (n = 19)

  Grade I–II

5 (26.3%)

  Grade III–IV

1 (5.3%)

 Tumour classification (n = 19)

  ypT0

3 (15.8%)

  ypT1

1 (5.3%)

  ypT2

5 (26.3%)

  ypT3

10 (52.6%)

 Node classification (n = 15)

  ypN0

5 (33.3%)

  ypN + 

10 (66.7%)

 Margin status (n = 19)

  R0 resection

16 (84.2%)

  R1 resection

3 (15.8%)