title: Considerations on indications for surgery in patients with polypoid lesion of the gallbladder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical and pathological features of the polypoid lesion of the gallbladder (PLG) for making decisions for surgical treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical, pathological and imaging data of 244 cases of PLG were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 235 benign polyps (96.31%) and 9 malignant polyps (3.69%) in all these cases, and most of the malignant polyps had a diameter greater than 1.0 cm, which often appeared as a single lesion in the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical removal is indicated when the polyp appears as a single lesion with a diameter over 1.0 cm in patients older than 50 years, who may also have complications such as cholecysolithiasis or are exposed to other high-risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Central Hospital of Yichang City, Yichang 443000, China.
authors.forename: Zu-Ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xin-Qiao
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiu
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies