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Surgical treatment of gallbladder carcinoma: a critical review

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Gallbladder carcinoma is a relatively uncommon cancer of gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Medical literature is full of nihilistic reports about the treatment of gallbladder carcinoma, especially due to its resistance to current radiotherapeutic or chemotherapeutic treatment modalities and difficult surgical approach for complete resection of these tumors. Herein, we review current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this rare GI cancer.

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  1. Section of Organ Transplantation, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Farzad Kakaei

  2. Department of General & Vascular Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Farzad Kakaei, Sina Zarrintan & Mohammad Reza Mafi

  3. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Samad Beheshtirouy

  4. Section of Organ Transplantation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Mohammadreza Nejatollahi

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Kakaei, F., Beheshtirouy, S., Nejatollahi, S.M. et al. Surgical treatment of gallbladder carcinoma: a critical review. Updates Surg 67, 339–351 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-015-0328-x

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