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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare but highly fatal malignancy. The therapy for gallbladder cancer depends largely on the disease progression and the stage of cancer at the time of diagnosis.
Medical Therapy
There are different types of treatment for patients with gallbladder cancer.
- The only important curative modality for patients with GBC is surgery
MEDICAL THERAPY FOR OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE[1]
- In 30 to 60 percent of patients with GBC biliary obstruction is the main cause for Jaundice
- Direct infiltration of the common hepatic duct by tumor is the acutall cause
- maximum patients who present with jaundice are normally no longer amenable to a healing resection.
- Biliary or intestinal bypass are considered one of the therapy for palliation of obstructive jaundice
- To relive palliate jaundice and pruritus as little as 30 percent of the liver parenchyma drainage should be neccesary.