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Gallstones and cholecystectomy in relation to risk of intra- and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

BACKGROUND: Cholangiocarcinomas are highly lethal tumours of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic biliary tract. The aetiology is largely unknown, and the potential roles of gallstones and gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy) need to be addressed in a large study with a long follow-up. METHODS: A popu...

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Autores principales: Nordenstedt, H, Mattsson, F, El-Serag, H, Lagergren, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3305961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22240785
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2011.607