Gallbladder Polyp

Question 1

Gallbladder Polyp patho

Answer 1

outgrowths of the gallbladder mucosal wall.

Question 2

Gallbladder Polyp dx

Answer 2

usually found incidentally on ultrasonography or after cholecystectomy

Question 3

Management of asymptomatic polyps depends on

Answer 3

their size:
≤5 mm:
6–9 mm:
10–20 mm:
>20 mm:

Question 4

Management ≤5 mm:

Answer 4

Usually benign (commonly cholesterolosis); ultrasound repeated at one year to confirm size stability

Question 5

Management 6–9 mm:

Answer 5

Monitored with yearly ultrasound; if polyp enlarges, it should be surgically removed

Question 6

Management 10–20 mm

Answer 6

Possibly malignant; should be removed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Question 7

Management >20 mm:

Answer 7

Treated as malignant; should be surgically resected

Question 8

symptomatic Gallbladder Polyp management

Answer 8

regardless of polyp size.