The present study for the first time examined the growth behavior of gallbladder polyps in a representative population sample. In summary, we can conclude that the changes in size in the polyps ...

Background and Aim: The management of gallbladder polyps (GBP) is directly linked to the early diagnosis of gallbladder cancer (GBC). This study aimed to evaluate the malignant risk of GBP.

Gallbladder removal is an elective or emergency surgery. Learn when a surgeon would perform laparoscopic vs. open gallbladder ...

Most gallbladder polyps (growths) are asymptomatic, and many people do not realize they have them until they have an ...

A polyp is an abnormal mass of tissues arising from the mucous membrane of organs, including the bladder. Some bladder tumors are benign (noncancerous), while others can gradually change and ...

Your gallbladder is an organ that helps you digest food. How? It holds onto this thick, greenish-yellow, meal-melting juice called bile, then releases it when you eat. Gallstones, those little ...

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located under the liver. The gallbladder stores bile, which is a fluid made by the liver that helps digest fats. Most gallbladder cancers start in the ...

Polyps >1 cm are rather rare, to date I have never come across any. Gallstones >3 cm I have seen, porcelain gallbladder only rarely. More than 40 years ago, before the use of internal medical ...

Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...

Solitary gallbladder polyps >1 cm have a high probability of being of neoplastic origin. The cancer risk rises to 50% (2). According to the literature, porcelain gallbladder is also a risk factor ...