Gallbladder cancer: results achieved and future challenges.
26th World Congress of International Association of Surgeons Gastroenterologists and Oncologists, Seoul, South Korea, 8-10 September 2016 This year, the 26th World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists, and Oncologists (IASGO) was hosted by Seoul in South Korea. The congress was extremely well organized, and the quality of the submissions and the relevance of the speakers were excellent. This report highlights the newest and most interesting results regarding the treatment of gallbladder tumors from the conference.
Department of Surgical Sciences GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Isidoro
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Di Carlo
General Surgery, Patti Hospital, Patti (ME), Italy.
Adriana
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Toro
D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D011292:Premedication
cancer; chemotherapy; gallbladder; polyps; stones