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AUGUST 16, 2022

New Research Links Gallstones, Pancreatic Cancer

By Marcus A. Banks

[Editor's Note: This article was originally posted online at www.generalsurgerynews.com on July 18.]

SAN DIEGO—Patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are more likely to have had gallstones than patients without pancreatic cancer, according to research presented at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week.

“Understanding this association between gallstone disease and pancreatic cancer might be a key to differential diagnosis strategies,” said Teviah