Tumor dissemination during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder carcinoma
β Scribed by Y. Shirai; T. Ohtani; K. Hatakeyama
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 25 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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Gallbladder cancer is a relatively uncommon malignancy in the United States. Its presentation is similar to that of lithic disease of the gallbladder. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the method of choice for removing the gallbladder in most benign conditions. Occasionally, unsuspected gallbl
BACKGROUND. This study attempted to determine whether aggressive surgical therapy is warranted after gallbladder carcinoma is discovered during or after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ## METHODS. The clinical course and outcome of 42 consecutive patients with laparoscopically discovered gallbladde