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Hepatic resection for metastases from colorectal cancer is the only method to obtain significant survival for patients with these tumors. Its use has become increasingly frequent over the last 20 years. There are many reasons for the increased use of hepatic resection, including new breakthroughs in earlier diagnosis of hepatic tumors, the use of more sophisticated intraoperative equipment, including intraoperative ultrasound and the ultrasonic dissector, as well as increased familiarity with hepatic anatomy and increased confidence in the ability to resect selected segments of the liver.
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Kemeny, M.M. (1994). Chemotherapy after hepatic resection of colorectal metastases. In: Sugarbaker, P.H. (eds) Hepatobiliary Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 69. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2604-9_12
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