title: [Polyps of the gallbladder].
abstract: Gallbladder polyps are a common incidental finding in ultrasound. They may be clinically significant, because adenomas have a malignant potential, in contrast to the benign cholesterol polyps occuring more frequently. As non-neoplastic polyps and neoplastic polyps cannot be morphologically discriminated in ultrasound, maximal diameter of a polyp has proven to be the best predictor for malignancy. Cholecystectomy is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for patients with polyps >1 cm. Patients with polyps <1 cm should have a follow-up check for a longer period of time (with the exception of very small polyps).
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern, Bern. andreas.oestmann@insel.ch
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authors.lastname: Oestmann
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014463:Ultrasonography; D057832:Watchful Waiting