Contribution of silent gallstones in gallbladder cancer

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 629-632

  Tewari, Mallika ^a,b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Gallbladder cancer; Gallstones; Silent; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33744948500     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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