Mehtaa NN et al. - Oxaliplatin (Ox)-based preoperative chemotherapy is associated with vascular alterations in liver parenchyma without significant increase of the risk of steatosis or postoperative morbidity/mortality Methods
Prospective study of effects of preoperative chemotherapy on liver parenchyma morphology and morbidity/mortality after liver resection for colorectal liver metastases (CLM)
Review of 3 grps of 173 pts who had liver resection for CLM
Grp A (70 pts): preoperative Ox; grp B (60): other chemotherapeutic agents (OC); grp C (43): surgery alone without chemotherapy (SA)