Should all gallbladders be examined routinely or selectively by microscopy after cholecystectomy? Population-based Dutch study over a decade.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/bjs/znaa161 and PMC identifier 10364920.
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Abstract
The need for routine histopathological examination of gallbladders after cholecystectomy is debated. This study suggests that selective histopathological examination of the gallbladder may be considered oncologically safe. While the necessity of a routine histopathologic examination of gallbladders after cholecystectomy is debated. This study suggests that a selective histopathologic examination of the gallbladder may be considered as oncologically safe.
Medical subject headings
- Cholecystectomy
- Gallbladder
- Gallbladder Neoplasms
- Microscopy