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Is surgery needed for gallbladder polyps
A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Barry Rosenanswered
General Surgery 35 years experience
Rarely: Polyps are usually incidental findings on gallbladder ultrasounds. Surgery is recommended when they are larger than 1 cm. Sometimes it is difficult ... Read More
6.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago

Dr. Allen Kamravaanswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 16 years experience
Depends on size: Depends on the size of the polyps on ultrasound. Discuss with your doctor.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:

Dr. Robert Uyedaanswered
General Surgery 46 years experience
Gallbladder polyps: Are actually made of cholesterol crystals, so answer is yes if you are having symptoms. Conversely, if you are having no or minimal symptoms, the ans... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 40 years experience
Size matters: Larger polyps over 1 cm in size should be considered for surgery. Also depends if there any abdominal symptoms, realizing that surgery only for tiny p... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Randy Stevensanswered
General Surgery 25 years experience
Removal safe: Your ultrasound showed a 7.5 mm polyp on the gallbladder. A consult surgeon recommends removal. The surgery will be safe removal of gallbladder at y... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old female asked:

Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
See your GI doc: It sounds as if your bile duct is getting obstructed and the bile is backing up into the liver and therfore spilling over into the blood stream where ... Read More
3.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 51-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 56 years experience
Internal inflammatio: You could have had internal inflmmation.This woudl cause the body to heal and adhesions occur.
333 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old male asked:

Dr. Harold Fieldsanswered
Family Medicine 62 years experience
Polyps: If I was symptom free I would probably decline surgery and go on a diet to try and prevent further symptoms. Good Luck
342 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 62 years experience
95% of gall bladder polyps are felt to be benign. Gall bladder polyps over 0.75 inches are recommended to be removed. Others are followed by 6 months... Read More
Answered Aug 25, 2021
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A 48-year-old female asked:

Dr. Roy Arnoldanswered
Internal Medicine 48 years experience
Gallbladder polyp: Depends on symptoms and size of polyps. If no symptoms and polyps are less than 10mm in size, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recommen... Read More
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old member asked:

Dr. Chris Ohanswered
Internal Medicine 22 years experience
See below.: Gb polyps affect 5% of the adult population. Exact cause is not known but related to age and presence of gallstones which in turn is related to obesit... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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