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To review current diagnostic modalities, surveillance strategies, and surgical intervention thresholds for gallbladder polyps while identifying key evidence gaps.

July 12, 2018World Journal of GastroenterologyOpen Access

Current practices and future prospects for the management of gallbladder polyps: A topical review

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To review current diagnostic modalities, surveillance strategies, and surgical intervention thresholds for gallbladder polyps while identifying key evidence gaps.
Conducted a topical review examining clinical guidelines and diagnostic imaging modalities for gallbladder polyp detection and management.
Gallbladder polyps are present in 0.3% to 12.3% of adults, but only approximately 5% are true polyps with malignant potential.
Transabdominal ultrasonography remains the primary surveillance modality, though endoscopic ultrasound offers superior diagnostic accuracy.
Guidelines commonly recommend cholecystectomy for polyps 10 mm or larger, yet this recommendation relies on relatively low-quality evidence.

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Topical review observes low-quality evidence guiding cholecystectomy for gallbladder polyps in adults, highlighting the need for improved imaging and stratified surgical criteria.

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McCain et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4c7927c48be1bb40ca85 https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i26.2844

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Topical review observes low-quality evidence guiding cholecystectomy for gallbladder polyps in adults, highlighting the need for improved imaging and stratified surgical criteria.

Current practices and future prospects for the management of gallbladder polyps: A topical review

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Current practices and future prospects for the management of gallbladder polyps: A topical review

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