title: [Prevalence of gallbladder neoplasms in cholecystectomies].
abstract: The prevalence of gallbladder cancer in 10,468 cholecystectomy patients was studied: 3.4% of the female and only 1.32% of the male population had gallbladder cancer (p < 0.001). The female population had 2.7 times more cholelithiasis, and 7.9 times more cancer than the male population. Cancer incidence increases progressively with age, specially after the 5th decade.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csendes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becerra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smok
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maluenda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Prevalencia del cáncer de la vesícula biliar en colecistectomías.