Continuing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in gallbladder polyps

Gallbladder polyps (PLGs) are lesions extending from the surface of the gallbladder mucosa toward the lumen.1, 2 Preoperative diagnosis in PLG continues to be a controversial issue. Because most of the cases do not give clinical symptoms, the incidental diagnosis of PLGs has shown an increase in lin...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2013-04, Vol.79 (4), p.446-448
Main Authors: Arikanoglu, Zulfu, Taskesen, Fatih, Aliosmanoglu, Ibrahim, Gul, Mesut, Gumus, Hatice, Celik, Yusuf, Tas, Ilhan, Keles, Aysenur, Girgin, Sadullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Aged
Confidence intervals
Female
Gallbladder
Gallbladder Diseases - diagnosis
Gallbladder Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Diseases - pathology
Gallbladder Diseases - therapy
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical research
Middle Aged
Polyps - diagnosis
Polyps - diagnostic imaging
Polyps - pathology
Polyps - therapy
Retrospective Studies
Studies
Surgery
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Gallbladder polyps (PLGs) are lesions extending from the surface of the gallbladder mucosa toward the lumen.1, 2 Preoperative diagnosis in PLG continues to be a controversial issue. Because most of the cases do not give clinical symptoms, the incidental diagnosis of PLGs has shown an increase in line with the extensive use of ultrasonography (USG) during the routine examinations carried out in relation with other health conditions.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481307900441