Ask: What are Polyps in Gallbladder?
Polyps in gallbladder is not uncommon. As many as 4 percent of gallbladders examined by ultrasound will have evidence of polyp formation. Finding of gallbladder polyps doesn't necessarily imply that one is at increased risk for cancer.
The vast majority (95 percent) of all gallbladder polyps do not give rise to cancer. They consist of cholesterol, muscle tissue or inflammatory tissue. The minority are adenomatous polyps, which can progress to cancer. It is believed that the risk of cancer in an adenomatous gallbladder polyp is related to its size, with those larger than one centimeter being at high risk.
Gallbladder polyps are usually discovered when an ultrasound exam is done for other reasons, such as abdominal pain. There is no way to tell if a gallbladder polyp has adenomatous features or if it is the more common noncancerous type. Often the gallbladder is taken out anyway for reasons related to stones, which probably caused the pain or other symptoms that led to the ultrasound in the first place. Many experts advice patients to take regular medical check up to observe the size of the polyp from time to time.
T.T No worry, majority (95%) is not adenomatous polyps T.T
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