Question 1

is surgery needed for gallbladder polyps?

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Rarely: Polyps are usually incidental findings on gallbladder ultrasounds.  Surgery is recommended when they are larger than 1 cm.  Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference between a polyp and a gallstone;  if one has a high suspicion of gallbladder disease, it may be best to repeat an ultrasound after 3-6 months.

Question 2

is surgery necessary for gallbladder polyps?

Accepted Answer

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 answer is no.

Question 3

a 7.5 mm gallbladder polyp incidentally found during ultrasound, surgeon said it is a good size and recommended surgery. should i do it?

Accepted Answer

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 your age.  It is unusual to need a gallbladder at your age and gender(male).  The surgeon wants to make sure no cancer so if a second consult surgeon also recommends removal you should consider it.  Hope this helps.

Question 4

during a ultra sound scan in my abdomen i was diagnosed with all normal but my gallbladder has multiple polyps less than .5 cm . surgery needed ?

Accepted Answer

Gallbladder polyps: gallbladder polyps are fairly common. When small, &lt;10 mm, they are very unlikely to harbor malignancy. If they are present with gallstones, and you are symptomatic, the gallbladder is usually recommended to be removed. When the gallbladder polyps are small and not accompanied by stones, usually no treatment is recommended. Your doctor may recommend follow-up ultrasounds down the road. Good luck.

Question 5

i have a gallbladder polyp and my surgery is not until 6 weeks, but the whites of my eyes starting to turn yellow and the pain is constant visit er?

Accepted Answer

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 it can stain the eyes yellow (jaundice).  Your GI doc, can deal with this and may push to accelerate the date of your surgery.  You shouldn't wait six weeks.

Question 6

had gallbladder removed due to polyps he found adhesions never had surgery so why adhesions have liver cysts & hemangiomas ?

Accepted Answer

Internal inflammatio: You could have  had internal inflmmation.This woudl cause the body to heal and adhesions  occur.

Question 7

hi, i'm 47 (m) w/ 2 gall bladder polyps (4.9 & 3 mm). having two polyps, some doctor suggested surgery. what would be the best? thanks!

Accepted Answer

Polyps: If I was symptom free I would probably decline surgery and go on a diet to try and prevent further symptoms. Good Luck

Question 8

is cholesterol polyp in the gallbladder measuring 3.4mm (0.134 in) dangerous or will eventually require surgery? is it a form of cancer? can this polyp go away on its own?

Accepted Answer

:  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 to yearly ultrasounds to assure no growth  or malignant transformation. I always asked an abdominal surgeon to do the follow-up in my patients with gall bladder polyps.

Question 9

is there treatment of gall bladder polyps without surgary operation ?

Accepted Answer

Polyps: Has your doctor talked to you about gall bladder polyps?  If not you must see the doctor!
If the doctor has told you that surgery should be done please follow the advice.

Question 10

asking again have gallbladder polyp u/s every year no changes since found 2009 tomorrow is yearly how likely changes ?

Accepted Answer

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 recommends annual ultrasounds. If polyps increase in size surgical removal of gallbladder is recommended. In one large study about 3.5% of polyps increased in size within a year. Yours seem stable. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

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A 7.5 mm gallbladder polyp incidentally found during ultrasound, surgeon said it is a good size and recommended surgery. should i do it?

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During a ultra sound scan in my abdomen i was diagnosed with all normal but my gallbladder has multiple polyps less than .5 cm . surgery needed ?

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I have a gallbladder polyp and my surgery is not until 6 weeks, but the whites of my eyes starting to turn yellow and the pain is constant visit er?

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Had gallbladder removed due to polyps he found adhesions never had surgery so why adhesions have liver cysts & hemangiomas ?

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Hi, i'm 47 (m) w/ 2 gall bladder polyps (4.9 & 3 mm). having two polyps, some doctor suggested surgery. what would be the best? thanks!

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Is cholesterol polyp in the gallbladder measuring 3.4mm (0.134 in) dangerous or will eventually require surgery? is it a form of cancer? can this polyp go away on its own?

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Is there treatment of gall bladder polyps without surgary operation ?

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Asking again have gallbladder polyp u/s every year no changes since found 2009 tomorrow is yearly how likely changes ?

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