[Value of peroperative ultrasonography in the surgery of hepatic metastases].
16 patients with hepatic metastases and 35 patients with a cancer of the gastrointestinal tract with no apparent metastases on the pre-operative survey were studied prospectively in order to compare the effectiveness of intra-operative ultrasonography and other morphological examinations in the detection of tumour. In this study, the topographical precision of the various morphological examinations was also assessed. This precision is fundamental for modern surgery for hepatic metastases, as it allows limited anatomical resections which are associated with a decreased operative risk, while maintaining the same long term results as wide resections.
D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
Intérêt de l'échographie per-opératoire dans la chirurgie des métastases hépatiques.