Considerations on indications for surgery in patients with polypoid lesion of the gallbladder.
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.
He
Zu-Ming
ZM
Department of General Surgery, Central Hospital of Yichang City, Yichang 443000, China.
Hu
Xin-Qiao
XQ
Zhou
Zhi-Xiu
ZX
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