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A large series of surgical patients with pulmonary metastases of colorectal carcinoma: a prospective multicentre Spanish study

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://ejcts.oxfordjournals.org/content/45/4/633.abstract

Author(s)

Alberto Rodríguez-Fuster, José Belda-Sanchis, Rafael Aguiló, Raul Embun, Sergio Mojal, Sergi Call, Laureano Molins, Juan José Rivas de Andrés, and on behalf of GECMP-CCR-SEPAR

A prospective multicentre study analysed 532 patients with a first surgical procedure for pulmonary metastases of colorectal carcinoma. Complications arose in 16%, reoperations were necessary in 1% and mortality was 0.4%. Major lung resection and respiratory and/or cardiovascular co-morbidity were identified as independent risk factors, whereas a video-assisted approach was protective.