Cholelithiasis in gallbladder cancer: Coincidence, cofactor, or cause!

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 514-519

  Shrikhande, S V ^a   Barreto, S G ^b   Singh, S ^c   Udwadia, T E ^d   Agarwal, A K ^c  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^d P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STONE FORMATION; TYPHOID FEVER;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953230266     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.05.002     Document Type: Review

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