Abstract
Objective: We aimed to find the frequency of gallbladder carcinoma and the relationship between dysplasia and metaplasia, which are among predisposing factors for carcinoma.
Material and Methods: In this study, the histopathological results of 815 patients who underwent cholecystectomy between 2016-2019 in Ahi Evran Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: Of the patients who underwent cholecystectomy, 591 (72.5%) were female and 224 (27.5%) were male. The average age was 50.5 years for women and 54.1 years for men. The general average age was 51.5 years. Cholecystectomy was performed laparoscopically in 698 (85.6%) patients while in 117 (14.4%) patients the operation was either started as open cholecystectomy or the decision to convert to open cholecystectomy was made later during the operation for different reasons. Gallbladder carcinoma was detected in two (0.24%) patients, one 62-year-old male and one 67-year-old female. The rate of gallbladder carcinoma was 0.4%for male patients and 0.1%for female patients. Metaplasia in the gallbladder was detected in 16 (1.96%) patients, 15 of which were female and one was male. The average age of these patients was 43.6 years. Dysplasia was detected in only a 48-year-old male patient (0.12%).
Conclusion: Chronic irritation caused by the presence of gallstones leads to metaplasia which is a precancerous lesion. Therefore, we think that patients with gallstones should be evaluated for surgery or close follow-up, even if they do not have symptoms.