title: Combined liver and multivisceral resections.
abstract: Background. Combined liver and multivisceral resections are infrequent procedures, which demand extensive experience and considerable surgical skills. Methods. An electronic search of literature related to this topic published before June 2013 was performed. Results. There is limited scientific evidence of the feasibility and clinical outcomes of these complex procedures. The majority of these cases are simultaneous resections of colorectal tumors with liver metastases. Combined liver and multivisceral resections can be performed with acceptable postoperative morbidity and mortality rates only in carefully selected patients. Conclusion. Lack of experience in these aggressive surgeries justifies a careful selection of patients, considering their comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery & Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Perón 4190, 1181 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Santibañes
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Perón 4190, 1181 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Agustin
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5933-3684
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery & Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Perón 4190, 1181 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Santibañes