Overview
To examine survival of patients who underwent minimally invasive versus open liver resection for colorectal cancer with liver metastases.
Description
the minimally invasive procedure contain laparoscopic or robotic surgery
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients were diagnosed with colorectal cancer liver metastases
- without extra-hepatic liver metastases
- age were within 18-75 yeas
- the numbers of metastases more than 3
- the maximal tumor size of liver metastases more than 10 cm
Exclusion Criteria:
- liver metastases were unresectable.
