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What is Gallbladder Polyp?
• Gallbladder polyps are growths that protrude from the lining of the inside of the gallbladder.
• Most of the gallbladder polyps are benign in nature (some may grow into cancer).
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Classification
Benign :
• Pseudotumors (cholesterol polyps, inflammatory polyps; cholesterolosis and hyperplasia)
• Epithelial tumors (adenomas) and mesenchymatous tumors (fibroma, lipoma, and hemangioma)
Malignant
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Types
• Cholesterol polyp/cholesterosis
• Cholesterosis with fibrous dysplasia of gallbladder
• Adenomyomatosis
• Hyperplastic cholecystosis
• Adenocarcinoma
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Symptoms
• Asymptomatic mostly
• Upper abdominal pain
• Nausea/Vomiting
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Complications
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
• Polyps which are smaller than 1 cm and are asymptomatic are monitored for 6–12 months with control ultrasound scans, in order to detect any rapid growth.
• Sessile polyps have a higher prevalence of malignancy than do the patients with pedunculated polyps.
Surgery : Choleycystectomy - Removal of Gallbladder
• Open
• Laparoscopic (Preferable)