Hepatic resection for the treatment of liver metastases in gastric carcinoma: review of the literature

This article presents a review of the literature on hepatic resection for the treatment of liver metastases in gastric carcinoma, and discusses the indications, mortality rates, prognostic factors and long‐term results. Reports on hepatectomy for liver metastases from gastric cancer are rare, the results are disappointing, and further studies are required.