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Association between cholecystectomy and intestinal cancer: a national record linkage study.

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk of intestinal cancer in a cohort of people who had undergone cholecystectomy for gallstones, and in a cohort of people who had been hospitalized for gallbladder disease but had not undergone cholecystectomy. BACKGROUND: Some investigators have suggested that cholecystectomy increases the risk of intestinal cancer. Despite extensive study, the evidence remains inconclusive. If there is doubt about safety, the question arises of whether patients considering t...

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10.1097/sla.0b013e3182759efb

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Population Health
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Population Health
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Author
Journal:
Annals of surgery More from this journal
Volume:
256
Issue:
6
Pages:
1068-1072
Publication date:
2012-12-01
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EISSN:
1528-1140
ISSN:
0003-4932
Language:
English
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uuid:ecbb8949-5ca8-4bd8-9fde-4a88e4033cf9
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365561
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2013-11-16

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