Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the 76 patients.
Table 2.
Types of 77 hepatectomy performed in the 76 gallbladder cancer patients including a repeat hepatectomy.
Table 3.
Pathological characteristics of the 76 GBC.
Figure 1.
Actuarial survival curve of 76 gallbladder cancer patients following surgical resection with curative intent.
Table 4.
Univariate analysis of 14 variables in relation to survival (76 cases).
Table 5.
Results of multivariate analysis.
Figure 2.
Actuarial survival curve according to preoperative jaundice.
(With versus without jaundice: P = 0.012.).
Table 6.
Demographic data of jaundiced (n = 27) and non-jaundiced patients (n = 49) with gallbladder cancer.
Figure 3.
A jaundiced gallbladder carcinoma with tumor thrombus in common bile duct.
(A: MRCP photography shows filling defect in CBD and gallbladder; B: In surgery specimen arrows 1–3 point at tumor tissues in gallbladder, cystic duct and CBD respectively.) We state that the subject of the photograph has given written informed consent by the patient to publication of the photograph.