Mohammad Zarin, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ali Gohar, Dastgeer Waheed, Shahzad Khurram, Mahmood Aurangzeb, Farsheed Sartaj.
Incidence of Gall stones in carcinoma gall bladder patients
Pak J Surg May - Jul 2005;21(1):19-22.
Department of Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Objective: To determine the incidence of Gall stones in cases of Carcinoma Gall bladder. Design & Duration: Retrospective descriptive study conducted from June 1999 to August 2002. Setting: Surgical B Ward of Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. Patients: All patients who were diagnosed as having Carcinoma Gall Bladder Methodology: The presence or absence of stones was noted in cases of Carcinoma Gall Bladder, detected on preoperative ultrasonography or per-operatively on macroscopic examination, and later confirmed on histopathology. Results: Out of the 40 patients with Carcinoma Gall Bladder in this series, 37 (92.5%) had Gall stones. There were 34 (85%) females and 6 (15%) males with an age range from 27 to 65 years. Six (15%) patients were in Stage I, 15 (37.5%) in Stage II, 14 (35%) in Stage III, while 5 (12.5%) cases were in Stage IV. In 36 patients simple cholecystectomy was performed, whereas in 4 patients only biopsy was taken from liver metastasis. Conclusion: There is a strong association of Carcinoma Gall bladder with gall stones.

Category: Surgery
Keywords: Gall Bladder. Gall Stones. Carcinoma Gall Bladder. Cholecystectomy. Cancer.

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