[Hemorrhagic complications in cancer of the gallbladder]

The following hemorrhagic complications of cholecystic cancer were revealed in 13 (4.7 per cent) of the 274 patients: cholemic hemorrhage (9 patients) and hemorrhage due to tumour growth or disintegration (4 patients). Cholecystic cancer was diagnosed in 8 patients during laparotomy and in 5--during autopsy. Mortality was 92.3 per cent in these complications.