Open AccessEarly recurrence after laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy in a patient with gallbladder cancer
Author(s) -
Kunal Parasar,
Sundeep Singh Saluja,
Vaibhav Kumar Varshney,
Deepak Burad,
Pramod Kumar Mishra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_97_18
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , gallbladder cancer , general surgery , gallbladder , cholecystectomy , malignancy , radical surgery , surgery , laparoscopy , cancer
Laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy for gallbladder cancer (GBC) has been performed at various oncology centres reporting its technical feasibility. Considering GBC an aggressive malignancy, laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy should be dealt with caution. We recently encountered a case of carcinoma gallbladder who underwent laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy elsewhere and presented with early recurrence. The patient's records were evaluated and he underwent re-resection. Hereby, we discuss the factors that could lead to early recurrence after laparoscopic radical cholecystectomy and measures that can be taken to prevent it.