Intraoperative high-resolution hepatosonography in the detection of occult metastases in colorectal carcinoma.
During surgery of colorectal cancer, real time B-mode high resolution ultrasound scanning was employed intraoperatively in 25 consecutive patients free of metastases at preoperative evaluation, to localize hepatic deposits. Results showed that intraoperative ultrasonography is a safe and simple technique providing the surgeon with accurate informations which may affect surgical technique as for -) extended indications for hepatic resection -) reduction of resections oncologically useless -) a more correct staging of resected colorectal cancer -) reduction of false positives at second look guided by CEA elevation.
D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography