INCIDENCE OF GALL BLADDER CARCINOMA IN PATIENTS HAVING CHOLELITHIASIS UNDERGOING CHOLECYSTECTOMY
| Main Author: | Dr. Arooj Abbas, Dr. Ayesha Shams, Dr. Mehvish Mariam |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1401423 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: To evaluate the frequency and timing of the diagnosis of suspected carcinoma of gall bladder in patients prepared for cholelithiasis in cholecystectomy. Study Design: A retrospective study. Place and Duration: The Study was held for one-year period from July 2017 to June 2018 in the Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. Methods: Patients medical records, cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis, and bile duct carcinoma diagnosis with histopathological. With specific reference to the characteristics of the suspicious or undoubted bile duct carcinoma a comprehensive review was made. The suspicion time was categorized according to clinical features, examinations, histopathological findings and surgical findings. Findings: During the study, 1396 cholecystectomies performed, 16 (1.15%) had bile duct carcinoma. 3 patients only had preoperative features of bile duct neoplasia ultrasonographically, while eight patients had malignant lesions in surgical results. 5 patients were lost and after histopathologic examination the diagnosis was made. Conclusion: The malignant lesions of the ultrasonographic biliary tree in a significant number removed and histological examination of each cholecystectomy specimen. Key words: Gall bladder carcinoma, cholecystectomy, histopathological findings.