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FT rehabilitation for liver and pancreatic surgical patients is feasible. Future investigation should focus on optimizing individual elements of the FT programme within the context of liver and pancreatic surgery.

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Pre-operative chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases negatively affects volume regeneration after a partial hepatectomy. The time interval between chemotherapy and surgery determines the impact of these affects.

LNR and perineural invasion of the primary colon cancer can be used as a prognostic variable for DFS after a concomitant liver resection for colon cancer metastases. Vascular and perineural invasion of the primary colon cancer are predictive for OS.

There were no significant differences in the perioperative course or postoperative mortality when comparing CRC patients with or without chemotherapy prior to liver resection. Consequently, this study suggests that preoperative chemotherapy before liver resection for CRC metastases does not negatively influence perioperative outcome and can therefore be applied if "downstaging" is indicated.

The rate of progression of CRC liver metastases after PVE and pre-procedural chemotherapy was lower in the present study as compared with previous reports. This applies to tumours in both the embolized and non-embolized lobes and is associated with keeping the time between the end of chemotherapy and PVE short.

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