Colorectal Cancer Risk in Cholelithiasis and after Cholecystectomy in Northern Greece

Abstract

SUMMARY
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible
correlation between cholelithiasis or cholecystectomy and
colorectal carcinoma.
Methods: 400 consecutive patients with colorectal carcinoma
(CRC group) were compared with 400 consecutive patients
suffering from carcinoma of the breast (BC group) for the
incidence of cholelithiasis and cholecystectomy.
Results: The group of the patients with colorectal carcinoma
included 176 men and 224 women with a mean age of 60
years (24–83 years), while the group of patients with
carcinoma of the breast comprised 400 women with a mean
age of 55 years (25–76). The incidence of cholelithiasis and
cholecystectomy was significantly higher in the CRC group
(23% vs 11%, p