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Elderly patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma are more likely to have had a recent cholecystectomy compared to those without. The rate of cholecystectomy in the year prior to cancer diagnosis was 1.9% for the cancer group, significantly higher than the 0.4% observed in the non-cancer group. Differences between the two groups included a higher age in the cancer cohort.
Journal Article by Fromer MW, Xu Q (…) Egger ME et 11 al. in Am Surg
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