GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT

Volume: 1 Number: 2 June 1, 2008
  • Osman Nuri Dilek
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GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT

Abstract

Gallbladder polyps are much less common than gallstones, and they are usually discovered as an incidental finding when an ultrasound of the abdomen is performed. The lifetime prevalence of gallbladder polyps ranges from 1% to 4%. Five types of polyps are found in the gallbladder. Cholesterol polyps account for 60% of all gallbladder polyps; they are usually multiple and pedunculated and range in size from 2-10 mm. These polyps occur as part of focal or generalized cholesterolosis of the gallbladder. Adenomyomas represent the second most common type of gallbladder polyp. These account for 25% of gallbladder polypoid lesions and are usually solitary, ranging in size from 10-20 mm on average and are nonneoplastic. Inflammatory polyps are the third most common type, accounting for 10% of all gallbladder polyps. These polyps consist of granulation tissue and fibrous tissue mixed with chronic inflammatory cells. They are generally solitary, and range in size from 5-10 mm. Totally, these 3 types of benign focal gallbladder lesions account for 95% of all gallbladder polyps and are not neoplasms. Adenomas account for 4% of gallbladder polyps are potentially premalignant. All adenomas usually contain cancer are > 12-15 mm in size. Gallbladder cancer occurs in approximately a 1/4 ratio. Miscellaneous polyps are rare lesions and include heterotopic gastric glands, carcinoid tumors, leiomyomas, fibromas, and neurofibromas. Management is usually guided by the characteristics of gallbladder polyps found on ultrasound, and abdominal tomography. Patients who are at high risk for surgery should have an ultrasound performed at 6-month intervals. The best treatment for gallbladder polyps is to surgically remove the gallbladder when polyps >/= 10 mm are present. Endoscopic ultrasound may become the standard of management in the future.

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June 1, 2008

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APA
Dilek, O. N. (2008). GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT. Journal of Surgical Arts, 1(2), 12-19. https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN
AMA
1.Dilek ON. GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT. JSurgArts. 2008;1(2):12-19. https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN
Chicago
Dilek, Osman Nuri. 2008. “GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT”. Journal of Surgical Arts 1 (2): 12-19. https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN.
EndNote
Dilek ON (June 1, 2008) GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT. Journal of Surgical Arts 1 2 12–19.
IEEE
[1]O. N. Dilek, “GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT”, JSurgArts, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 12–19, June 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN
ISNAD
Dilek, Osman Nuri. “GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT”. Journal of Surgical Arts 1/2 (June 1, 2008): 12-19. https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN.
JAMA
1.Dilek ON. GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT. JSurgArts. 2008;1:12–19.
MLA
Dilek, Osman Nuri. “GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT”. Journal of Surgical Arts, vol. 1, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 12-19, https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN.
Vancouver
1.Osman Nuri Dilek. GALLBLADDER POLYPS AND TREATMENT. JSurgArts [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 1;1(2):12-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA37ZR82UN

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