Pre-operative predictive factors for gallbladder cholesterol polyps using conventional diagnostic imaging

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2008; 14(44): 6831-6834
Published online Nov 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6831

Table 3 The difference in the maximum polyp size between cholesterol and non-cholesterol polyps (mean ± SD)

	Cholesterol polyp	Non-cholesterol polyp	P-value
US-CT size difference (mm)	5.66 ± 3.87	2.17 ± 2.12	0
US size > CT size¹	40/41	12/18	0.002
CT undetectable rate(%)	15/41 (36.6)	0/18 (0)	0.001
US-pathologic size difference (mm)	5.12 ± 3.42	0.89 ± 3.69	0

¹Indicates number of patients having a larger size with US than CT.

Citation: Choi JH, Yun JW, Kim YS, Lee EA, Hwang ST, Cho YK, Kim HJ, Park JH, Park DI, Sohn CI, Jeon WK, Kim BI, Kim HO, Shin JH. Pre-operative predictive factors for gallbladder cholesterol polyps using conventional diagnostic imaging. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(44): 6831-6834
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i44/6831.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6831