Carcinoma of the gallbladder found during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and review of the literature.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become an accepted appropriate method for removal of the diseased gallbladder. With cancer of the gallbladder to be expected in 1-2% of all biliary tract operations, it is likely that surgeons may be confronted with the unsuspected finding of gallbladder carcinoma during the course of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We present here a case of gallbladder carcinoma found at laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and discuss the interesting clinical findings associated with this entity, including the preoperative suggestion of Trousseau's syndrome. A review of the pertinent literature is included.
Gornish
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Department of Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ.
Averbach
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Schwartz
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology