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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID 113401
Country Singapore
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ISSN 1948-9366 (online)
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Category Surgery
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title Rethinking the prognostic significance of bile spillage in gallbladder cancer
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Matthias Yi Quan Liau and Vishal G Shelat
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Matthias Yi Quan Liau http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0623-2477
Vishal G Shelat http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3988-8142
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Vishal G Shelat, Associate Professor, Consultant, FRCS (Gen Surg), Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore. vgshelat@rediffmail.com
Key Words Gallbladder cancer; Bile spillage; Prognosis; Survival; Cholecystectomy
Core Tip Bile spillage remains clinically relevant in incidental gallbladder cancer despite loss of statistical independence in multivariate overall survival analysis. This letter contextualizes gallbladder cancer incidence globally, identifies methodological flaws and a key limitation in van Dooren et al, and proposes a bile spillage classification framework.
Publish Date 2025-11-25 11:05
Citation

Liau MYQ, Shelat VG. Rethinking the prognostic significance of bile spillage in gallbladder cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(11): 113401

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i11/113401.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i11.113401
Full Article (PDF) WJGS-17-113401-with-cover.pdf
Manuscript File 113401_Auto_Edited_070853.docx
Answering Reviewers 113401-answering-reviewers.pdf
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Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 113401-non-native-speakers.pdf
Peer-review Report 113401-peer-reviews.pdf
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CrossCheck Report 113401-crosscheck-report.pdf