Frontiers in Microbiology (Jun 2023)

Does postcholecystectomy increase the risk of colorectal cancer?

  • Zhenyu Dong,
  • Zhenyu Dong,
  • Ruixian Shi,
  • Ruixian Shi,
  • Pengda Li,
  • Pengda Li,
  • Xiaobiao Song,
  • Fan Dong,
  • Jianmin Zhu,
  • Riga Wu,
  • Zhi Liang,
  • Mingyue Du,
  • Jijun Wang,
  • Zhigang Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1194419
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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With the increasing number of cholecystectomy and the high proportion of colorectal cancer in malignant tumors, the question of whether cholecystectomy is a risk factor for colorectal disease has been widely concerned. After reviewing the literature at home and abroad, the authors will summarize the research progress of the correlation between the occurrence of colorectal tumors after cholecystectomy, in order to provide help for the prevention and treatment of colorectal tumors.

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