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[Gallbladder polyps].

S Afzal·V B Kristiansen·J Rosenberg
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Polyps in the gall bladder are detected in 4-5% of the population and most of them are benign. However, they can be premalignant and the prognosis for gall bladder carcinoma is still poor. As with other cancers, treatment at an early stage is therefore, considered essential to improve the prognosis. Because of the very low morbidity after laparoscopic cholecystectomy we recommend laparoscopic cholecystectomy when a polyp in the gall bladder is detected by ultrasonography. A wait and see attitude with repeated ultrasonography twice a year may be chosen, if there are contra-indications to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. If the lesion increases in size, cholecystectomy should be performed.

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S Afzal, V B Kristiansen, J Rosenberg. 2001-09-10. [Gallbladder polyps].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11573372/

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