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. Methods: ...

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A patient complaining of abdominal pain has normal liver enzymes and a gallbladder wall polyp (but no stones) on ultrasound. What further intervention do you recommend? Gallbladder wall polyps can act ...

AJR: Recent multisociety guidelines that propose routine polyp surveillance with 2 mm size change as the basis for cholecystectomy are too conservative for clinical use “To our knowledge,” wrote ...

Researchers have for the first time identified the mechanism that causes a small, benign polyp to develop into severe invasive bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is a common condition -- an estimated ...

Provided by data =H Plus Yangji Hospital Most gallbladder diseases progress with little symptoms. By the time you feel pain, ...

Gallstones, common solid deposits in the gallbladder, often cause no symptoms but can lead to inflammation and, rarely, gallbladder cancer. Chronic inflammation from gallstones, especially larger ones ...

Your gallbladder is like a little storage sac: It sits under your liver, collecting bile until the liquid is needed to help break down fats. After you eat fatty foods, your gallbladder contracts to ...

GBC is rare, but GBP is a common manifestation. However, there are not many studies about GBP. Our study was different from similar studies, as in the present study, risk factors were found from ...

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