Carcinoma of the gallbladder – incidence and prevalence

Introduction: Carcinoma of the gallbladder is the fifth most common malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract. Duration of the cholelithiasis is e crucial factor to development gallbladder carcinoma, and cholelithiasis is present in 70%- 90% patients with gallbladder carcinoma. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and prevalence of gallbladder Carcinoma in our clinic, perform conventional ultrasound. Material and methods: We analyzed in retrospective study all referred patient in our clinic in period of five- years (2001–2005) Ultrasound has been performed with ultrasound equipment Alok…