Surgical strategy for suspected early gallbladder carcinoma including incidental gallbladder carcinoma diagnosed during or after cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This paper presents an overview of the surgical strategy for patients with suspected gallbladder carcinoma (GBC), including incidental GBC cases, preoperatively or intraoperatively, as well as their outcomes.

Methods

Between April 2009 and December 2017, 529 patients underwent cholecystectomy for gallbladder disease at our hospital. Both intraoperative and postoperative histological examinations of the excised gallbladder facilitated the diagnosis of GBC. Surgery-related variables and surgical approaches were evaluated according to the extent of tumor invasion.

Results

Of 529 patients, eight were diagnosed with GBC during/after cholecystectomy, including four women and four men. Mean age was 75.4 (range, 59-89) years. Five patients had gallbladder stones and t

SUBMITTER: Nitta T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127871 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature