WU Ping, et al. Clinical analysis of primary gallbladder carcinoma in elderly patients. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (3):329-331(2001) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2001.03.036.
Clinical analysis of primary gallbladder carcinoma in elderly patients
Objective:In order to make clear the clin ical characteristics of primary gallbladder carcinoma in elderly patients.Methods:In recent 20 years 33 elderly patients with gallbladder carcinoma were treated in our hospital and the pathogeny
clinical features
diagnosis and treatment were discussed.Results:Gallbladder carcinoma with gall stones was about 57.6%.Abdominal pain
mass and jaundice were main symptoms.Advan ced stage cases were about 72.2% and liver was the main site of metastasis.The p ositive diagnosis rate of B ultrasonic wave was 65.5%.Adenocarcinoma was major p athomorphology type.Operation was the basic measure in treating gallbladder carc inoma.Conclusions:It was very difficult to make a definite diagnos is of early stage gallbladder carcinoma in elderly patients.To prevent gallbladder carcinoma
an early operation on the middle-aged and elderly patients with cholecystolithiasis and polyp of the gallbladder is advisable.