Gallbladder cancer: diagnosis, surgical management, and adjuvant therapies

L Hickman, C Contreras - Surgical Clinics, 2019 - surgical.theclinics.com
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a relatively rare occurrence with a poor prognosis (overall 5-
year survival is 50% for stage I cancers and 3% for stage IV cancers 1). Surgical resection is …

[HTML][HTML] Current management of incidental gallbladder cancer: a review

CF Feo, GC Ginesu, A Fancellu, T Perra… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Early-stage gallbladder cancer (GBC) is mostly discovered incidentally by the pathologist
after cholecystectomy for a presumed benign disease. It is the most common malignancy of …

Comparison of oncological outcomes after open and laparoscopic re-resection of incidental gallbladder cancer

EA Vega, X De Aretxabala, W Qiao… - Journal of British …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The safety and oncological efficacy of laparoscopic re-resection of incidental
gallbladder cancer have not been studied. This study aimed to compare laparoscopic with …

Benchmarks and geographic differences in gallbladder cancer surgery: an international multicenter study

EA Vega, TE Newhook, S Mellado… - Annals of surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background High-quality surgery plays a central role in the delivery of excellent oncologic
care. Benchmark values indicate the best achievable results. We aimed to define benchmark …

Treatment of resectable gallbladder cancer

EA Vega, S Mellado, O Salehi, R Freeman, C Conrad - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common biliary tract cancer
worldwide, with incidental GBC being the most common presentation of resectable …

Extent of lymph node dissection in patients with gallbladder cancer

Y Kishi, S Nara, M Esaki, N Hiraoka… - Journal of British …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Definitions of regional lymph nodes for gallbladder cancer differ according to
staging system. Hence, the appropriate extent of lymph node dissection has not yet been …

Essential updates to the surgical treatment of biliary tract cancer

S Matsukuma, Y Tokumitsu, Y Shindo… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biliary tract cancer, which includes intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic bile duct
cancer, gallbladder cancer, and ampullary cancer, is an intractable disease with a dismal …

Brazilian consensus on incidental gallbladder carcinoma

Grupo Internacional de Estudos de Câncer … - … Brasileiros de Cirurgia …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Incidental gallbladder cancer is defined as a cancer discovered by histological
examination after cholecystectomy. It is a potentially curable disease. However, some …

Comparison of outcomes after primary laparoscopic versus open approach for T1b/T2 gallbladder cancer

J Cao, Y Wang, B Zhang, J Hu, W Topatana, S Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The primary laparoscopic approach (PLA) for T1b/T2 gallbladder cancer (GBC)
remains contradicted. We aimed to compare the perioperative and long-term outcomes after …

Standardized lymph node dissection for gallbladder cancer under laparoscopy: en-bloc resection technique

J Cheng, J Liu, CW Dou, ZC Xie, BF Fan, LM Jin… - … Archives of Surgery, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Positive lymph node (LN) is a key prognostic factor in radically resected gallbladder
cancer (GBCA). However, only a few underwent an adequate lymphadenectomy, and the …