HPB Virtual Journal Club Number 8, February 2015
“Gallbladder Cancer”
Welcome to HPB virtual journal club highlighting gallbladder (GB) cancer.
The learning objectives are as follows:
- Understand risk factors for developing and GB cancer
- Understand role of molecular markers in predicting prognosis for GB cancer
- Understand the role of PET and a period of observation in the staging of GB cancer
- Understand the importance of assessing the duodenum when staging GB ca
- Understand the technical factors of GB Ca surgery including nodal dissection, whether to take the extrahepatic dile duct and how to perform an extended cholecystectomy
