Gallbladder Cancer: Epidemiological, Clinical, Therapeutic and Prognostic Aspects - A Case Series
Published: 2020-07-13
Page: 117-126
Issue: 2020 - Volume 3 [Issue 2]
A. El Karouachi *
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Ouchane
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
A. El Wassi
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
S. R. El Jai
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
D. Erguibi
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Boufettal
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
F. Chehab
Department of General Surgery, Wing III, Hassan 2 University of Casablanca, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Casablanca, Morocco.
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Abstract
Gallbladder cancer is the most common biliary tract cancer. It is most often diagnosed lateat a stage of unresectable. We report in this retrospective study 43 cases of gallbladder cancer collected at the visceral surgery department of the Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca (wing3) over a period of 6 years, from January 2012 to December 2017. The aim of this work is to clarify the various epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of this neoplasm, as well as its short and long-term evolution.
Keywords: Gallblader, cancer, therapy, surgery, prognosis