Expression of Concern: Cholecystectomy can increase the risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of 10 cohort studies
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TopicsGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders · Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
After this article was published, similarities were noted between this article [1, 2] and submissions by other research groups which call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results.
In response to queries about these concerns, the corresponding author provided the underlying data in S1 File.
The authors commented on aspects of how data were collected and analysed for this study, but overall their responses did not fully resolve the concerns.
The PLOS ONE Editors issue this Expression of Concern to notify readers of the unresolved concerns discussed above, and to provide the data received from the authors.
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S1 FileThe underlying data used for the analysis in this article [1, 2].(ZIP)
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- 1Zhang Y, Liu H, Li L, Ai M, Gong Z, He Y, et al. (2017) Cholecystectomy can increase the risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of 10 cohort studies. P Lo S ONE 12(8): e 0181852. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181852 28771518 PMC 5542607 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
- 2Zhang Y, Liu H, Li L, Ai M, Gong Z, He Y, et al. (2018) Correction: Cholecystectomy can increase the risk of colorectal cancer: A metaanalysis of 10 cohort studies. P Lo S ONE 13(1): e 0191587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191587 29342205 PMC 5771615 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗