Gall stones, colorectal and other cancers.

Gall stones, colorectal and other cancers.

Commentary Gall stones, colorectal and other cancers Johansen and colleagues present the results of a cohort study with a substantial size and a non-differential follow up with regard to different cancer outcomes. However, this paper is, in essence, two different studies. One part constitutes an in depth study of the potential association between gall bladder disease and colorectal cancer and t...

Risk of colorectal cancer and other cancers in patients with gall stones.

BACKGROUND The occurrence of gall stones has repeatedly been associated with an increased risk for cancer of the colon, but risk associated with cholecystectomy remains unclear. AIMS To evaluate the hypothesis in a nationwide cohort of more than 40,000 gall stone patients with complete follow up including information of cholecystectomy and obesity. PATIENTS In the population based study des...

Migration of gall stones.

The factors influencing the migration of gall stones are ill understood. Altogether 331 patients undergoing cholecystectomy were studied prospectively. The diameters of the cystic and common bile ducts and of stones in the gall bladder and bile ducts were measured. Increasing pressure was applied to the freshly excised gall bladder in an attempt to evacuate stones through the cystic duct. Stone...

Dissolving gall stones.

GST gene variants in synchronous colorectal cancers and synchronous association of colorectal cancers with other cancers.

BACKGROUND the present study evaluates genetic polymorphisms of three glutathione S-transferases (GSTM1, GSTT1and GSTP1) in patients with synchronous malignant colorectal tumors and the association of synchronous colorectal cancers with other cancers. MATERIAL AND METHODS from 420 patients with a colorectal cancer admitted to our hospital between 2005-2012, we selected for genetic analysis 20...