European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 514-519 , June 2010

Cholelithiasis in gallbladder cancer: Coincidence, cofactor, or cause!

  • S.V. Shrikhande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 22 2417 7173; fax: + 91 22 2414 8114.
    • ,
  • S.G. Barreto

      Affiliations

    • Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    • ,
  • S. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, GB Pant Hospital and MAM College, Delhi University New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • T.E. Udwadia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Minimal Access Surgery, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, India
    • ,
  • A.K. Agarwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, GB Pant Hospital and MAM College, Delhi University New Delhi, India

,Accepted 4 May 2010.

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European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 514-519 , June 2010

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