Incidence of gall bladder carcinoma in cholelithiasis
Keywords:
Cholecystectomy, Carcinoma Gall Bladder, HistopathologyAbstract
Gallstones are major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Diseases of the gallbladder commonly manifest as gallstones disease with variable presentations ranging from asymptomatic gallstones to gallbladder cancer. The clinical manifestations of gallbladder carcinoma are generally indistinguishable from those associated with cholecystitis or cholelithiasis. So this study was done to find Incidental cancer in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstone disease on the basis of histopathological examination.
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