Table 3. Operative comfort between colorectal and non-colorectal specialists.

Question	Variables	Colorectal (%)	Non-colorectal (%)	P value
Would you consider performing a right hemicolectomy with the following?	Segmental hepatectomy (ies)	91.7	85.0	0.18
	Hepatic lobectomy	66.7	75.0	0.17
	Extended hepatic lobectomy	54.2	30.0	≤0.01*
Would you consider performing a left hemicolectomy with the following?	Segmental hepatectomy (ies)	87.5	85.0	0.33
	Hepatic lobectomy	58.3	55.0	0.34
	Extended hepatic lobectomy	37.5	15.0	≤0.01*
Would you consider performing a low anterior resection with the following?	Segmental hepatectomy (ies)	62.5	70.0	0.21
	Hepatic lobectomy	45.8	20.0	≤0.01*
	Extended hepatic lobectomy	25.0	5.0	≤0.01*
Would you consider performing an abdominoperineal resection with the following?	Segmental hepatectomy (ies)	58.3	65.0	0.24
	Hepatic lobectomy	50.0	30.0	0.01*
	Extended hepatic lobectomy	20.8	10.0	0.03*
If there is a role for concurrent resection, how often do you protect your anastomosis with a diverting stoma?	Never	0.0	0.0	N/A
	Rarely	38.1	14.3	≤0.01*
	Occasionally	52.4	57.1	0.66
	Often	4.8	28.6	0.02*
	Always	4.8	0.0	N/A
Would you consider performing stage I of a planned 2-stage hepatectomy in the context of a concurrent colorectal primary resection if your preferred tenets to the above answers are maintained?	–	94.4	83.3	0.21
In a patient with symptomatic colorectal primary and synchronous hepatic metastases, is there any role for (select all that apply)?	Neoadjuvant chemotherapy	62.5	50.0	0.18
	Preoperative colorectal stenting	54.2	63.6	0.27
	Concurrent colorectal and hepatic resections	62.5	63.6	0.66

SH, segmental hepatectomy; HL, hepatic lobectomy; EHL, extended hepatic lobectomy; N/A, non-applicable.