Colorectal Cancer Risk in Cholelithiasis and after Cholecystectomy in Northern Greece

 
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2007 (EN)
Colorectal Cancer Risk in Cholelithiasis and after Cholecystectomy in Northern Greece (EN)
A. Papagiannis, N. Eugenidis, E. Kamperis, Olga Giouleme,
I. Pilpilids, G. Paroutoglou, S. Dimiropoulos, P. Tsolkas, I. Galanis,, P. Katsinelos, B. Papaziogas,
SUMMARY Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between cholelithiasis or cholecystectomy and colorectal carcinoma. Methods: 400 consecutive patients with colorectal carcinoma (CRC group) were compared with 400 consecutive patients suffering from carcinoma of the breast (BC group) for the incidence of cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy. Results: The group of the patients with colorectal carcinoma included 176 men and 224 women with a mean age of 60 years (24–83 years), while the group of patients with carcinoma of the breast comprised 400 women with a mean age of 55 years (25–76). The incidence of cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy was significantly higher in the CRC group (23% vs 11%, p (EN)
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Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
Annals of Gastroenterology
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2007-03-19
http://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/289
Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology (EN)
1792-7463
1108-7471
Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 17, No 2 (2004) (EN)



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