title: [Detection of liver metastases in colorectal neoplasms: use of intraoperative echography].
abstract: Fifty patients were consecutively operated on for colorectal cancer. Preoperative ultrasonography and intraoperative palpation were compared to intraoperative ultrasonography to determine their relative capacities in the detection of liver metastases. Preoperative ultrasonography detected metastases in three patients (6%), intraoperative palpation in four (8%) and intraoperative ultrasonography in 5 (10%). The number of metastases detected were 7, 19 and 19 respectively. The comparison failed to yield significant differences. From statistical viewpoint, both preoperative ultrasonography and intraoperative palpation were found to be as effective as intraoperative ultrasonography in detecting liver metastases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armendariz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortíz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Miguel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Garde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cires
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Detección de metástasis hepáticas por neoplasia colorrectal mediante ecografía intraoperatoria.