Table 4.
Patients operated for colorectal liver metastases who presented new lesions at intra-operative ultrasound (IOUS) and constrast enhanced(CE)-IOUS as reported in the literature
| Pts | Preop. CLM | Confirmed CLM | Pts with NL IOUS | NL at IOUS | Pts with NL CEIOUS | NL at CEIOUS | Pts with NL IOUS+CEIOUS | Total CLM | Pts with NL F-UP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torzilli et al., (7) | 24 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 0 |
| Leen et al., (8) | 57 | NA | 79 | NA | 5 | 13 | 17 | NA | 103 | NA |
| Fioole et al., (9) | 39 | 160 | 85 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 4 | NA | 137 | NA |
| Torzilli et al., (10) | 47 | 129 | 127 | 20 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 194 | 10 |
| Present series | 127 | 447 | 445 | 51 | 172 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 709 | 38 |
Pts, patients; CLM, colorectal liver metastases, NL, new lesions; NA, not available.