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Gallbladder surgery & recovery
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CANCER · DWARIKA HOSPITAL
Gallbladder Cancerat Dwarika Hospital.
Radical surgery for gallbladder cancer, often found with gallstones — staged and treated by a GI cancer super-specialist.
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GALLBLADDER CANCER AT A GLANCE
ALSO KNOWN ASGallbladder cancer treatmentGallbladder cancer surgery
01 / IN SHORT
Gallbladder Cancer
explained plainly.
Written for patients, reviewed by the surgeons who perform this treatment.
Gallbladder cancer is an uncommon but serious tumour, sometimes discovered unexpectedly after routine gallstone surgery. Early-stage disease is treated with an extended (radical) surgical removal, which offers the best chance of cure.
- DEFINITION
- Malignant tumour of the gallbladder
- RISK FACTORS
- Long-standing gallstones, large polyps, chronic inflammation
- WHEN TO SEE A SURGEON
- A gallbladder polyp >1 cm, a mass, or cancer found after surgery
- CURATIVE OPTION
- Radical (extended) cholecystectomy for early-stage disease
What is gallbladder cancer?
Gallbladder cancer develops in the lining of the gallbladder. It is strongly associated with long-standing gallstones and chronic inflammation. Because early symptoms overlap with ordinary gallstone disease, some cancers are only found when the gallbladder is examined after removal.
Symptoms & diagnosis
Early disease may mimic gallstones with right-upper-abdomen pain, or cause no symptoms at all. Later features include jaundice, weight loss and a palpable mass. Diagnosis uses ultrasound, CT/MRI and sometimes endoscopic ultrasound, with careful staging to plan treatment.
Treatment options
For early disease, a radical (extended) cholecystectomy — removing the gallbladder along with adjacent liver tissue and lymph nodes — gives the best chance of cure. When cancer is found incidentally after routine gallbladder surgery, prompt re-assessment by a GI cancer specialist is essential to decide on further surgery.
Why early action matters
Gallbladder cancer can progress quickly, so suspicious gallbladder polyps and incidental cancers should be evaluated without delay. Specialist surgery offers the best outcomes when the disease is caught early.
This guide was originally published by Dr. Avinash Tank in his medical-education library.Read “Gallbladder Cancer” on dravinashtank.in
02 / EXPLORE
Understand it
before you decide.
Choose a question. Each answer comes from our patient-education library.
This overview was originally published by Dr. Avinash Tank in his medical-education library.Gallbladder: the full overview
03 / PATIENT EDUCATIONALL GALLBLADDER CANCER GUIDES
Learn more about
gallbladder cancer.
Doctor-written guides from Dr. Avinash Tank's medical-education library — understand the condition before you decide on treatment.
These articles live on dravinashtank.in, Dr. Avinash Tank's own site, and open in a new tab.
04 / WHERE IT IS PERFORMEDALL SURGICAL VIDEOS
Performed in our
own theatres.
Surgery at Dwarika happens in the hospital's own operating theatres, with intensive care in the same building. Real clips — silent, with no patient identifiable.
REAL FOOTAGE · DWARIKA HOSPITAL
BEFORE SURGERY · 01 / 09
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BEFORE SURGERY
IN THEATRE
05 / WATCH · GALLBLADDER CANCERFULL VIDEO LIBRARY
Gallbladder Cancer,
on film.
Operations from our theatres, patients who were treated here, and our surgeons explaining it — all from the hospital's own channel.
Dr. Avinash Tank
Director & Chief Surgical Gastroenterologist06 / WHO WILL TREAT YOU
Experienced hands.
A familiar face.
Meet Dr. Avinash Tank, the surgeon leading Dwarika’s team. Trained at SGPGIMS — India's premier GI institute — with advanced fellowships in Japan and South Korea.
MCh · SGPGIMSFellowships in Liver, Pancreas & Bariatric SurgeryInvited faculty · ASIRAJ 2026
- 25+
- Years of surgical practice
- 10,000+
- Bariatric & GI surgeries in his career
Figures reflect Dr. Avinash Tank’s career record, as published by his practice.
07 / HEAR IT FROM OUR PATIENTSALL PATIENT STORIES
Real people.
Personal stories.
Hear from people who have been here.
In their own words, at their own pace.
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08 / WHY DWARIKA HOSPITALABOUT THE HOSPITAL
Four promises.
One standard.
What every patient can expect here — from the first call to the last follow-up.
01.
Super-specialist led
Surgery here is performed by MCh-qualified surgical gastroenterologists, not general surgeons operating outside their specialty.
02.
Keyhole by default
Laparoscopic and scarless techniques are the standard approach, reserving open surgery for cases that genuinely need it.
03.
One team, one plan
Diagnosis, surgery, nutrition and follow-up sit under one roof — you are not handed between disconnected clinics.
04.
Counselling before consent
Every patient is told what the operation can and cannot achieve, with costs stated upfront, before anything is scheduled.
EVERY STEP, TOGETHER
A little clarity.
A lot of reassurance.
Knowing what comes next makes all the difference. Explore your journey, from the first conversation to care after you go home.
Your guide to patient careCall, WhatsApp or use the form. Bring any scans, reports or endoscopy results you already have — it usually saves a visit.
09 / PRACTICAL MATTERSPATIENT CARE GUIDE
Before you
come in.
Insurance, your stay, recovery and travel — the practical questions every patient asks.
10 / GO DEEPER
From our
surgeons' desk.
Articles and documented cases that point to this treatment.
11 / COMMON QUESTIONS
Aboutgallbladder cancer
Long-standing gallstones and chronic inflammation raise the risk, which is one reason symptomatic gallstones and large gallbladder polyps are treated rather than ignored.
12 / MORE IN CANCERCANCER OVERVIEW
17 treatments,
one specialist team.
Performed at our GI Cancer Surgery centre.
Or see all 55 treatments · visit the GI Cancer Surgery centre.
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