Chapter 28
Gallbladder Cancer
Juan Hepp MD, FACS,
Chung-Mau Lo MS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS,
Juan Hepp MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Clínica Alemana – Universidad del Desarrollo, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Clínica Alemana Santiago, Santiago, Chile
Search for more papers by this authorChung-Mau Lo MS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS
Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorJuan Hepp MD, FACS,
Chung-Mau Lo MS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS,
Juan Hepp MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Clínica Alemana – Universidad del Desarrollo, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Clínica Alemana Santiago, Santiago, Chile
Search for more papers by this authorChung-Mau Lo MS, FRCS, FRACS, FACS
Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, Phd, FACS, FRCS,
Stefan Breitenstein MD,
Pierre-Alain Clavien MD, Phd, FACS, FRCS
Professor Chairman
Department of Surgery, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorStefan Breitenstein MD
Department of Surgery, Swiss Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplantation Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 09 December 2009
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Summary of evidence and recommendations
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Diagnosis and treatment
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Treatment strategies and prognosis based on tumor stage
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Therapeutic a lgorithm based on presentation
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Acknowledgements
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References
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Self-assessment questions
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Self-assessment answers
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