Impact of pre‐operative positron emission tomography in gallbladder cancer

ConclusionAddition of PET to conventional cross‐sectional imaging has a modest impact on management pre‐operatively particularly in patients without a prior cholecystectomy and to confirm suspicious nodal disease on CT.

Source: HPB: official journal of the International Hepato Pancreat Biliary Association - June 1, 2014 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Universe Leung, Neeta Pandit‐Taskar, Carlos U. Corvera, Michael I. D'Angelica, Peter J. Allen, T Peter Kingham, Ronald P. DeMatteo, William R. Jarnagin, Yuman Fong Tags: Original Article Source Type: research