Gallbladder Polyps

This brief video presents the facts around the often discovered entities on abdominal ultrasound. There is a general lack of clarity around what gallbladder polyps are and how to manage them. The purpose of this video is entirely educational and not as a substitute for the treatment of any individual patient. At the time of publication of this video, the evidence base used is current and up to date.

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00:00 Gallbladder anatomy
00:58 What are gallbladder polyps?
02:08 How are gallbladder polyps detected?
03:20 Symptoms of gallbladder polyps
03:33 Why is the size of gallbladder polyps important
05:17 Treatment of gallbladder polyps


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Li Y, Tejirian T, Collins JC. Gallbladder Polyps: Real or Imagined? Am Surg 2018; 84:1670.

Wennmacker SZ, van Dijk AH, Raessens JHJ, et al. Polyp size of 1 cm is insufficient to discriminate neoplastic and non-neoplastic gallbladder polyps. Surg Endosc 2019; 33:1564.

SALMENKIVI K. CHOLESTEROSIS OF THE GALL-BLADDER. A CLINICAL STUDY BASED ON 269 CHOLECYSTECTOMIES. Acta Chir Scand Suppl 1964; 105:SUPPL 324:1.

FELDMAN M, FELDMAN M Jr. Cholesterosis of the gallbladder; an autopsy study of 165 cases. Gastroenterology 1954; 27:641.

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