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40 Year Trends in Gallbladder Cancer Studied
Between January 1994 and March 2008, 6,881 laparoscopic cholecystectomies (procedures to remove gallstones) were performed at the same facility; 17 cases of gallbladder cancer were discovered incidentally during these procedures. "When gallbladder cancer is found incidentally during or after a cholecystectomy, aggressive resection should be performed either during the present operation or during a second operation," the authors write. "In our series, 56 percent of patients who underwent re-exploration [a second surgery] were found to have residual disease. Patients underwent re-exploration at a median of 41 days, similar to other series. Increased T stage at cholecystectomy correlated with a higher frequency of residual disease."
"Patients with gallbladder cancer continue to have a poor prognosis because many of the patients present with advanced disease," the authors write. "Earlier detection coupled with an aggressive surgical approach leads to better outcomes. A better understanding of the molecular pathways contributing to the development of gallbladder cancer is needed to develop improved adjuvant therapies to increase overall survival."
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