Association between gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are rare but highly fatal. Although the etiology of BTC is poorly understood, gallstones are proposed to be a major risk factor. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the associations between gallstone characteristics and BTC risk. MET...

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Autores principales: Huang, Dan, Joo, Hyundeok, Song, Nan, Cho, Sooyoung, Kim, Woosung, Shin, Aesun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2021
Materias:
Systematic Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33541011
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021011

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33541011
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2021011

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