[Clinical prognostic multivariate analysis of incidental gallbladder cancer: a case controlled retrospective study].

Objective: To investigate the prognostic risk factors in incidental gallbladder cancer (IGBC) and evaluate the effect of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) applied in treating IGBC.

Methods: The retrospective study enrolled 55 patients with incidental gallbladder adenocarcinoma treated between January 2001 and December 2008. The patients were divided into three groups according to different surgical approaches: laparoscope group (n = 23), conversion group (n = 6) and laparotomy group (n = 26).