[Cholecystectomy and colorectal cancer. Does cholecystectomy increase the risk of developing colon cancer?].
OBJECTIVE
Within the course of the last ten years, a possible association between carcinoma of the colon and prior cholecystectomy has been discussed.


METHODS
In 342 patients with colorectal carcinoma, and in a control group of 182 patients with gastric carcinoma, the rate of prior cholecystectomy was investigated.


RESULTS
The cholecystectomy rate in the case of colon carcinoma patients was 7.9, and thus differed non-significantly from that of the control group (5.5%). At least in our case material, no relationship was found between cholecystectomy and carcinoma of the colon. The results reported in other studies are compared and discussed.
Coenen
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Medizinische Klinik, St. Joseph Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Bauer
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Uffmann
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D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology
Cholezystektomie und kolorektales Karzinom. Erhöht eine Cholezystektomie das Risiko, an einem Kolonkarzinom zu erkranken?