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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4526-4530
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4526
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4526
Gallbladder polyps: Factors affecting surgical decision
Pinar Sarkut, Sadik Kilicturgay, Ali Ozer, Ersin Ozturk, Tuncay Yilmazlar, Department of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, 16059 Bursa, Turkey
Author contributions: Kilicturgay S and Yilmazlar T designed and supervised the study; Sarkut P and Ozer A participated in the data collection; Sarkut P and Ozturk E performed the statistical analysis; Sarkut P, Kilicturgay S and Ozer A wrote the manuscript; and all the authors read and approved the manuscript before submission to the journal.
Correspondence to: Pinar Sarkut, MD, Department of General Surgery, Uludag University School of Medicine, Gorukle, 16059 Bursa, Turkey. pinartasar@gmail.com
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Received: February 18, 2013
Revised: March 19, 2013
Accepted: April 28, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Revised: March 19, 2013
Accepted: April 28, 2013
Published online: July 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Early stage gallbladder cancers can often be detected as polyps in imaging studies. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting surgery by analyzing the incidence of malignancy of gallbladder polyps (GP) and the efficiency of ultrasonography in detecting GP. Of 138 patients with GP on imaging, 99 had polyps and 21 had histopathologically confirmed adenocarcınoma. Of these 21 patients, all malignant polyps were solitary and had a diameter > 10 mm. In our study, the risk of malignancy correlated wıth age over 50 years old, solitary polyp and polyp diameter > 10 mm.