Strategies for Managing Intraoperative Discovery of Limited Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases

Management of limited synchronous colorectal peritoneal metastases (CRPM) is critical to outcome. Resection of the primary tumor and CRPM can be performed concurrently, followed by hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) either immediately, during the same procedure (one-stage), or during a systematic second-stage procedure (two-stage). The aim of this study was to compare these two strategies for morbidity, mortality, and survival....