Single stage management of suspected gallbladder cancer guided by intraoperative frozen section analysis: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The management of radiologically suspected gallbladder cancers (GBC) that lack definitive radiological features usually involves performing a first-stage routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy, followed by an open second-stage liver resection (segments IVB and V) and hilar lymphadenectomy (extended cholecystectomy) if subsequent formal histology confirms a malignancy. Performing a cholecystectomy with an intraoperative frozen section to guide the need for conversion to an extended cholecystectomy as a single-stage procedure has multiple benefits compared to a two-stage approach. However, the safety and efficacy of this approach have not yet been evaluated in a tertiary setting.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed using a database of all consecutive pa

SUBMITTER: Banh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature