Inflammatory polyps are the third most common type, accounting for 10% of all gallbladder polyps. As expected, these polyps consist of granulation tissue and fibrous tissue mixed with chronic ...

Doctors tend to rely on the size of your gallbladder polyp to help them predict if it’s cancerous or not. Typically, polyps less than ½ inch (just over 1 centimeter) in diameter are unlikely to ...

The gall bladder is a ... the gall bladders of 2 of these patients were interpreted by the roentgenologist as containing either a polyp ... One with an "indefinite" report showed a cholesterosis.

Of the initial 986 patients with gallbladder polyps, with a median age of 57.1 years (range, 35 - 74 years), 54.9% of whom were women, ...

Gallbladder polyps are usually discovered only when your doctor is looking at your gallbladder and bile ducts for another condition. If your polyps are causing symptoms, your doctor may order an ...

In a large study of over 35,000 people with gallbladder polyps that were incidentally found, only 19 were subsequently diagnosed with gallbladder cancer, so you can be 99.95% reassured.

Gallbladder wall polyps can act similar to gallstones and have been associated with abdominal pain and dyspeptic symptoms. Polyps can also be potentially precancerous, ...