Authors: C M Kang G H Choi S H Park K S Kim J S Choi W J Lee B R Kim
Publish Date: 2007/05/04
Volume: 21, Issue: 9, Pages: 1582-1587
Abstract
Among 219 patients treated for gallbladder carcinoma 57 26 underwent LC A total of 16 patients 281 underwent subsequent radical cholecystectomy LC–RC and 41 719 were only followed up without radical surgery LC Tis was found in 11 patients 193 T1a in 3 patients 53 T1b in 8 patients 14 T2 in 19 patients 333 and T3 in 16 patients 281 The findings showed R0 in 14 cases of the radical cholecystectomy group and clinical R0 was noted in 30 cases of the LConly group No survival differences were noted between LC and LC–RC p = 02575 especially in the case of T2 lesions p = 06274 nor between the R0 and clinical R0 p = 05839 However significant survival differences were noted between the R2 and R0 groups and between R2 and clinical R0 respectively p 0001
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