title: [Diagnosis and the therapeutic strategy in gallbladder carcinoma].
abstract: Authors analyse the results of the treatment of 39 patients with gallbladder carcinoma for period of 6 years (1987-1992). In relation to all the patients with gallstone disease treated in the clinic for the some period, patients with gallbladder carcinoma were 2.9%, and respectively 4.7% of all biliary operations. Gallstone disease was diagnosed in 28 patients (72%) with gallbladder carcinoma. Important for diagnosis were characteristic clinical signs and symptoms, supplemented by imaging methods (most important ultrasonography--performed in 34 patients). Radical operations were performed in 11 patients (28%), with one year survival rate 82% (9 patients). Authors discuss the relation between the clinical stage of gallbladder carcinoma, performed operation and survival rate in operated patients.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Madzhov
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002765:Cholecystography; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Diagnostika i lechebna strategiia pri kartsinom na zhlŭchniia mekhur.