gallbladder neoplasms/vomiting

This case was a 62-year-old female. She underwent radical surgery for advanced gallbladder cancer 2 years ago after preoperative chemotherapy consisting of GEM/5-FU and CDDP (GFP). Two years after surgical treatment, multiple lung metastases and lymph node metastases appeared, and therefore, GFP

The oncologic safety and feasibility of laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy for a preoperatively suspected gallbladder cancer is continually being challenged even in an era of minimally invasive surgery. A seventy-four-year-old woman was presented in the outpatient department with a history of

OBJECTIVE Gallbladder cancer is common in Pakistan and has an extremely poor prognosis. Treatment is primarily surgical. Chemotherapy is frequently used in patients with advanced disease. This study was performed to evaluate and compare the clinicopathological features and management of gallbladder

Bouveret's syndrome, which is a gastric outlet obstruction caused by a gallstone in the duodenum, is a rare complication of gallstone disease. We report a case of Bouveret's syndrome in an 81-year-old woman who also exhibited incidental gallbladder cancer. She was admitted to our hospital

BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer is a rare neoplasm, its frequency is variable in the regions of Peru. OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and describe the clinical characteristics of gallbladder cancer in southern Peru. METHODS The reports of the anatomopathological department of the Honorio Delgado

Gallbladder cancer presenting as acute cholecystitis associated with a hemocholecyst is a rare entity. Up to date there are only 2 cases reported in literature. Acute cholecystitis may appear secondary to an obstruction of the cystic duct by the tumour itself or to an obstruction of the cystic duct

OBJECTIVE To summarize the experiences in gallbladder cancer treatment, evaluate the efficacy of postoperative radiotherapy, and investigate the method of improving the survival of gallbladder cancer patients. METHODS One hundred and twenty-seven gallbladder cancer patients, treated in our center by

There is no standard chemotherapy option for patients with biliary tract cancers. These patients present fairly ill and can have a rapid progression of disease. We conducted a multi-center, phase-II trial for patients with locally unresectable or metastatic bile duct or gallbladder adenocarcinomas

BACKGROUND Literature on squamous variants of gallbladder cancer (GBC) is limited. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of GBC patients operated on between August 2009 and March 2012. Patients with adenosquamous carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma were compared with adenocarcinoma for

BACKGROUND This study is supposed to investigate the effects of combined epidural and general anesthesia on intraoperative hemodynamic responses, postoperative cellular immunity, and prognosis in patients with gallbladder cancer (GBC). METHODS One hundred forty-four GBC patients were selected and

BACKGROUND Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a destructive inflammatory disease of the gallbladder that can mimic gallbladder carcinoma. METHODS We present the case of a 35-year-old Hispanic male complaining of right upper quadrant pain and jaundice for 2 months prior to admission. He

Pyloric duodenal stenosis is usually caused by pyloric, juxtapyloric or duodenal ulcer, or by postbulbar ulcer. Gallbladder cancer (GBC), duodenal diverticula, annular pancreas and superior mesenteric artery syndrome (Wilkie's syndrome) are rare causes of pyloric duodenal stenosis. The case of a

Porcelain gallbladder is regarded as a risk factor of gallbladder cancer. A porcelain gallbladder with calcified regional lymph nodes was found using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a 43-year-old man who presented with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. His

Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is characterized by an obstruction of the proximal bile duct due to extrinsic compression by either an impacted stone in the gallbladder neck or local inflammatory changes. Although this is a rare syndrome in developed countries (0.7-1.4 %), preoperative diagnosis and careful

Gallbladder cancer afflicts predominantly women, the elderly, and persons with gallstones. Despite its producing symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, weight loss, jaundice, and anorexia, this disease remains difficult to detect. Even with contemporary imaging techniques, most gallbladder