title: Surgical management of gallbladder carcinoma: a review.
abstract: Gallbladder cancer is a relatively unusual, but often lethal malignancy. Surgical management has historically been palliative only; however, with the advancement of techniques in hepatobiliary surgery, varying extents of surgical intervention have been advocated for cure. This article reviews the current approach to the surgical management of gallbladder cancer and discusses the rationale for an aggressive approach to this disease.
authors: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA. Mekeel.Kristin@mayo.edu
authors: Kristin L
authors: KL
authors: Mekeel
authors: Alan W
authors: AW
authors: Hemming
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis
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