title: Does initial laparoscopic cholecystectomy influence the outcomes of definitive oncologic resection for gallbladder cancer?
authors: Department of General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Rana
authors: R
authors: Ballo
authors: Mina
authors: M
authors: Saeed
authors: Shaun
authors: S
authors: Daly
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Pinzon
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: Francescatti
authors: Keith W
authors: KW
authors: Millikan
authors: Jonathan A
authors: JA
authors: Myers
authors: Steven F
authors: SF
authors: Bines
authors: Minh B
authors: MB
authors: Luu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome