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Cholecystectomy Is a Risk Factor for Proximal Colon Cancer That May Also Relate to its Aggressiveness.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Dec 2024
Muñoz Raymundo A, Ramos Andrei A, Miranda Francisco J, De La Rosa José E, Muñoz Alfonzo E, Ramírez Aáron A, Chavez Eva P, Gallardo Guillermo, Pizarro Salvador
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INTRODUCTION: There are studies with mixed conclusions about the role cholecystectomy plays as a risk factor for proximal colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study where the records of patients with CRC were reviewed. Data was collected regarding affected colon subsegment (cecum, ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid, or rectum, which were also combined into...
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