Surgical Management of Gallbladder Cancer

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 307-324

  Reddy, Srinevas K ^a   Clary, Bryan M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallbladder cancer; Imaging; Incidence; Management; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVANCED CANCER; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POLYP; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 62549119553     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2008.12.004     Document Type: Review

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