Factors Responsible for Delayed Diagnosis of Carcinoma Gallbladder
Abstract
Background: Gallbladder cancer typically remains silent
until an advanced and often noncurative stage with the
shortest median survival after diagnosis. This poor prognosis
is due to an aggressive biologic behavior and a lack of
sensitive screening tests for early detection resulting in
delayed diagnosis at advanced stage. This study was
conducted to find out the factors responsible for diagnosis of
carcinoma gallbladder at advanced stage.