Is Routine Prophylactic Cholecystectomy Necessary During Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer? Reply
2017
Background
Performing routine prophylactic cholecystectomy during gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients has been controversial. The frequency of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis after gastrectomy has not been reported for large patient populations, so we carried out this retrospective study to aid the assessment of the necessity for prophylactic cholecystectomy.
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