Evaluation of patients with carcinoma gall bladder with respect to timing of presentation and compounding risk factors

Abstract

Gall bladder cancer (GBC) is one of the commonest malignancies of hepatobiliary tract which progresses silently and has a poorer outcome. Thus, we evaluated the time of presentation and compounding risk factors in GBC. Materials and Methods: This was a single centre, prospective, observational study performed in the Department of General Surgery over a period of 18 months. A total of 100 patients diagnosed with GBC, underwent ultrasonography (USG), Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), biopsy, or fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC).