NDLI: Gallbladder polyps – a follow-up study after 11 years

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Author	Heitz, Linda Kratzer, Wolfgang Gräter, Tilmann Schmidberger, Julian
Abstract	Background The aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence and natural long-term progression of gallbladder polyps in a random sample of the general population. Methods Four hundred and thirteen subjects (190 women, 223 men; aged 29–75 years) were studied first in 2002 and again eleven years later in 2013. All subjects were interviewed using a standardised questionnaire, anthropometric data were recorded, and an abdominal ultrasound scan was carried out. Results The prevalence of gallbladder polyps was 6.1% (115/1880) in the 2002 study and 12.1% (50/413) in the 2013 follow-up study. After eleven years, 36 subjects (8.7%, 36/413) had developed new polyps, thirteen subjects (48.1%, 13/27) no longer had gallbladder polyps, and 14 subjects (51.9%, 14/27) still had polyps. The number of polyps had increased in six of these subjects (43%, 6/14), decreased in a further six (43%, 6/14), and remained unchanged in two (14%, 2/14). The mean polyp size was 4.7 mm (± 2.2 mm, range 2–20 mm) in 2002 and 4.0 mm (± 1.9 mm, range 0.5–11 mm) at follow-up. A decrease in polyp size was noted in seven (50%) of the 14 subjects, an increase in size in five subjects (35.7%), and no change in two subjects (14.3%). The shape of the polyps had changed from pedunculated to sessile in two subjects (14.3%, 2/14) and from sessile to pedunculated in one subject (7.1%, 1/14). Conclusions In long-term follow-up, the prevalence of gallbladder polyps increased, with new lesions developing in 8.7% of the population. Polyps persisted in 51.9% of the subjects who had them in the original study and disappeared in the other 48.1%.
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DOI	10.1186/s12876-019-0959-3
Journal	BMC Gastroenterology
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2019-03-18
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Hepatology Gallbladder polyps Prevalence Long-term progression Ultrasonography
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Subject	Gastroenterology
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5-Year Journal Impact Factor	2.7/2023

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