Gallstones and gallbladder cancer-volume and weight of gallstones are associated with gallbladder cancer: A case-control study

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 624-628

  Roa, Iván ^a,b,c   Ibacache, Gilda ^a   Roa, Juan ^a   Araya, Juan ^a   De Aretxabala, Xabier ^b   Muñoz, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Gallbladder; Gallbladder cancer; Risk factor; Stones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33744950470     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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