Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy during primary tumour resection limits extent of bowel resection compared to two-stage treatment

To compare the clinical outcome of a one-stage, primary tumour resection and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure, versus a two-stage procedure of tumour resection and secondary HIPEC in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with synchronous peritoneal carcinomatosis.A prospective database of all patients treated with HIPEC in the St. Antonius Hospital in the Netherlands between 2005 and 2012 was analysed.A total of 72 patients...