Regional lymphadenectomy for gallbladder cancer: Rational extent, technical details, and patient outcomes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2775-2783

  Shirai, Yoshio ^a   Wakai, Toshifumi ^a   Sakata, Jun ^a   Hatakeyama, Katsuyoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gallbladder neoplasms; Lymph node excision; Lymphatic metastasis; Prognosis; Radical surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC DUCT; DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS; RADICAL RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863109117     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2775     Document Type: Article

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