Incidental gall bladder cancers: Are they truly incidental?

Table 1 Preoperative radiology

Radiology	n (%)
Ultrasonogram - diffuse suspicious thickening	4 (5.1)
Ultrasonogram - diffuse thickening not suspicious of malignancy	5 (6.3)
Ultrasonogram - focal Thickening	24 (30.4)
CT/MRI - suspicious lesion	9 (11.4)
Non specific	42 (53.2)

CT: Computed tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging.

Table 2 Intraoperative findings

Intraoperative findings	n (%)
Focal thickening of gallbladder	9 (11.4)
Gallbladder mass	17 (21.5)
Difficult cholecystectomy (dense/inflammatory adhesions)	5 (6.3)
Uneventful	48 (60.1)
Conversion to open cholecystectomy	5 (6.3)

Table 3 Preoperative suspicion of gallbladder cancer

Incidental gallbladder cancer - pre/intraoperative picture	n (%)
Suggestive of malignancy	37 (46.8)
Unanticipated diagnosis	42 (53.2 )