Open AccessRoutine histopathological examination of gallbladder specimens after cholecystectomy: Is it time to change the current practice?
Author(s) -
Mohamed Benkhadoura,
Akrem Elshaikhy,
Soad Eldruki,
Osama Elfaedy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
turkish journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2564-7032
pISSN - 2564-6850
DOI - 10.5578/turkjsurg.4126
Subject(s) - cholecystectomy , medicine , gallbladder , histopathological examination , general surgery , current (fluid) , pathology , surgery , engineering , electrical engineering
Routine histopathological examination of all gallbladder specimens, regardless of the clinical characteristics of the patient or macroscopic aspect of the gallbladder, is the current approach to detect the presence of gallbladder carcinoma. The aim of the present study was to assess whether or not it would be safe to adopt a policy of processing only gallbladder specimens with preoperative or intraoperative suspicion for malignancy without compromising patient safety.