Conversion surgery following gemcitabine plus cisplatin therapy for initially unresectable gallbladder cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis: a case report

Abstract Background Conversion surgery, which is defined as chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery, may improve survival of patients with initially unresectable advanced biliary tract cancer, including gallbladder cancer. However, there are few reports on conversion surgery fo...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Yusuke Wakasa, Yoshikazu Toyoki, Tomomi Kusumi, Yuma Kameyama, Tadashi Odagiri, Hiroyuki Jin, Makoto Nakai, Kazunori Aoki, Hiroaki Kawashima, Masaaki Endo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2022-03-01
Subjects:	Gallbladder cancer Initially unresectable Peritoneal carcinomatosis Conversion surgery Gemcitabine plus cisplatin therapy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01406-9