Can reoperation be performed if gallbladder cancer recurs

Gallbladder cancer recurrence refers to the re-growth of a tumor of the same nature at the original site after a period of time after the primary gallbladder cancer has been treated with surgery or other treatments. There are many reasons for gallbladder cancer recurrence, the most important of which is incomplete treatment of primary gallbladder cancer. Can surgery be performed again for recurrent gallbladder cancer?

The treatment of recurrent gallbladder cancer is similar to that of primary gallbladder cancer, with surgery as the preferred method. However, most patients with recurrent gallbladder cancer also have metastasis of the lesion, and the chance of complete resection by surgery is low. If the patient's physical condition allows, local surgery can be performed first, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy to eliminate residual lesions, and combined with biological immunotherapy to improve immunity, reduce the toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and enhance the treatment effect.
If the patient is in very weak physical condition and has difficulty tolerating surgical treatment, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biological immunotherapy are often used clinically. Radiotherapy can eliminate local subclinical lesions, and chemotherapy can eliminate micrometastatic lesions. The two complement each other and have good short-term efficacy.