Factors that Minimize Curative Resection for Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma: an Analysis of Clinical Decision-Making and Survival.

Breanna C PerlmutterRobert NaplesAsif HitawalaJohn McMichaelPravallika ChadalavadaVinay PadbidriAbdo HaddadRobert SimonR Matthew WalshToms Augustin

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2021)

Patients undergoing definitive resection have a significantly improved survival, including as part of a re-operative strategy. Universal referral to a surgical specialist is a modifiable factor resulting in increased definitive resection rates.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
locally advanced
decision making
rectal cancer
primary care
palliative care
free survival
radiation therapy
prognostic factors