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Mirizzi syndrome and gallbladder cancer.
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PMID:  16858544     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of gallstone disease (GSD). The association of Mirizzi syndrome and gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is not well understood. We report our experience of gallbladder carcinoma in patients with Mirizzi syndrome. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of the records of patients with Mirizzi syndrome who underwent cholecystectomy at a tertiary care hospital with special emphasis on patients who were found to harbor GBC. Patients with Mirizzi syndrome with associated GBC were compared with those who had Mirizzi syndrome alone and those with uncomplicated GSD. RESULTS: Out of 4,800 cholecystectomies, Mirizzi syndrome was found in 133 (2.8%). Seven (5.3%) patients with Mirizzi syndrome had associated GBC, as compared to only 1% in patients with GSD. GBC was detected on final histology after cholecystectomy in 5 patients, and was detected preoperatively and intraoperatively in 1 patient each. Patients with Mirizzi syndrome with associated GBC were older (60 vs 50 years; P <or= 0.0001) and had a longer duration of symptoms (59 vs 24 months; P = 0.002) as compared to those with Mirizzi syndrome alone. However, presenting clinical features were not different in these two groups. CONCLUSIONS: There was a higher incidence of GBC in patients with Mirizzi syndrome than in patients with uncomplicated GSD. There were no clinical features to differentiate these patients with GBC from those with Mirizzi syndrome alone, except that they were a decade older and had longer duration of symptoms. In the majority, the diagnosis of GBC was made on final histology, after cholecystectomy; hence, this group of patients with GBC are to be treated like any other patients with incidental GBC.
Authors:
Theegala L V D Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Sadiq S Sikora; Rajan Saxena; Vinay K Kapoor
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0944-1166     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-21     Completed Date:  2007-01-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9431940     Medline TA:  J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  323-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, 226014, UP, India.
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Biliary Fistula / epidemiology*
Common Bile Duct Diseases / epidemiology*,  pathology
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  pathology
Humans
India / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Syndrome

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