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Gallbladder cancer

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2022
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common cancer of the biliary tract, characterized by a very poor prognosis when diagnosed at advanced stages owing to its aggressive behaviour and limited therapeutic options. Early detection at a curable stage remains challenging because patients rarely exhibit symptoms; indeed, most GBCs are discovered ...
Juan Carlos Roa   +2 more
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Functional Gallbladder Disorder: Gallbladder Dyskinesia

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2010
Functional gallbladder disorder, commonly referred to as gallbladder dyskinesia, is characterized by the occurrence of abdominal pain resembling gallbladder pain but in the absence of gallstones. The diagnosis and management of this condition can be confusing even for the most astute clinician.
Stephanie L, Hansel, John K, DiBaise
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Multiseptate Gallbladder

Southern Medical Journal, 1982
A case of multiseptate gallbladder and nine previously reported, well documented cases are reviewed. Our patient, like most of those previously reported, had biliary symptoms, which were relieved by cholecystectomy.
B D, Toombs   +3 more
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Phantom gallbladders

Medical Journal of Australia, 2000
The sensitivity of ultrasonography for detecting gallstones is high, but mishaps can occur. The three false positive cases we describe here illustrate problems which may be encountered in interpreting ultrasound images and in communication between the clinician, patient and ultrasonographer.
M L, Giles, J J, Gome, H, Ross
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Wandering gallbladder

The American Journal of Surgery, 2008
A wandering gallbladder typically is attached to surrounding structures only by the cystic duct and its mesentery. Its characteristic propensity for torsion places it at risk for necrosis. A 70-year-old woman admitted to our hospital was found to have a wandering gallbladder. The possible clinical implications of this finding are discussed.
Angel M, Morales, Alan H, Tyroch
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Gallbladder Cancer

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2014
Gallbladder cancer remains a relatively rare malignancy with a highly variable presentation. Gallbladder cancer is the most common biliary tract malignancy with the worst overall prognosis. With the advent of the laparoscope, in comparison with historical controls, this disease is now more commonly diagnosed incidentally and at an earlier stage ...
Jessica A, Wernberg, Dustin D, Lucarelli
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Gallbladder lymphoma

Medical Oncology, 2010
Lymphomatous involvement of the gallbladder is extremely rare. We report on a 69-year-old woman with a history of an indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who was found to have a new gallbladder lesion on surveillance CT scan. The mass was resected and proved to be a follicular lymphoma with the same immunohistochemical characteristics as her original tumor ...
Srinivas R, Viswanathan   +2 more
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