Gallbladder Polyps; When To Remove Gallbladder?

This video highlights the decision about Gallbladder Polyps; when to remove the gallbladder. This video also discussed gallbladder polyp diet, Gallbladder polyps symptoms and gallbladder polyp cancer risk are discussed due to size or other risk factors. It also highlights the strategy for patients in whom surgery is not required.

This brief video presents the facts around the often discovered entities on abdominal ultrasound. There is a general lack of clarity around what gallbladder polyps are and how to manage them. The purpose of this video is entirely educational and not as a substitute for the treatment of any individual patient. At the time of publication of this video, the evidence base used is current and up to date.

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00:00 Introduction
00:29 What are polyps
02:11 Size of polyps
03:07 Risk factors
03:57 Type of operation
04:47 Surveillance for gallbadder polyps



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Wennmacker SZ, van Dijk AH, Raessens JHJ, et al. Polyp size of 1 cm is insufficient to discriminate neoplastic and non-neoplastic gallbladder polyps. Surg Endosc 2019; 33:1564.

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