[Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with liver metastasis]

For the patients who have colorectal cancer with liver metastasis, synchronous resection or staged surgery for primary colorectal tumor and liver metastasis is usually needed which is associated with significant trauma. The role of laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been established and its application in colorectal cancer with liver metastasis increases gradually. Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal liver metastasis as a minimally invasive approach should also follow the oncological principles of colorectal liver metastasis, and the appropriate timing for laparoscopic surgery should be individualized. With the development of the laparoscopic surgery, more patients will benefit from minimally invasive surgery for colorectal liver metastasis.