Acute cholecystitis and cancer of the gallbladder in the aged

We are reporting 35 cases of gallbladder cancer in elderly people. 9 of them (25.7%) were operated with the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. We point out the high incidence of the association of acute cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer, being the cholelithiasis a predominant factor in the pathoge...

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Published inActa gastroenterologica latinoamericana Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 123 - 125
Main Authors Rodríguez Otero, J C, Rainoldi, J, Celoria, G, Monti, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Argentina 1985
Subjects
Acute Disease
Age Factors
Aged
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystitis - complications
Cholecystitis - surgery
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms - etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
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Summary:We are reporting 35 cases of gallbladder cancer in elderly people. 9 of them (25.7%) were operated with the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. We point out the high incidence of the association of acute cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer, being the cholelithiasis a predominant factor in the pathogenesis of cancer. Considering that we found gallbladder cancer in 6.1% of the cholecystectomies, we advise to perform the surgical treatment in all the patients suffering of cholelithiasis.
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ISSN:0300-9033