Abid Halim, Nasrullah Ijaz, Rasool G, Mazhar.
Carcinoma in cholecystectomy specimens of acute cholecystitis.
J Surg Pak Jan ;11(3):119-20.

This study was conducted in surgical “D” ward Khyber Teaching Hospital from July 2003 to June 2005 looking for malignancy in cholecystectomy specimens of acute cholecystitis. A total of 56 patients, 43 females (78%) and 13 male (23.2%) were included in this study. The histopathology reports showed carcinoma in 8 (14.28%) patients. It was observed that number of cases with carcinoma gall bladder with acute cholecystitis was quite high. All cholecystomy specimen should be sent for histopatholgy to detect the clinically non evident malignancy.

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