Cholesterolosis of the gall bladder: a surgical dilemma
Autor: | Shantanu Chandrashekhar, Anjali Bhadavankar, Narender Narang, Ketan Vagholkar, Shashwat Singh |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry medicine.medical_treatment digestive oral and skin physiology Increased diameter digestive system Asymptomatic Prophylactic Surgery digestive system diseases Surgery Imaging modalities Cholesterol polyps otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Gall Cholecystectomy medicine.symptom Radical surgery business |
Zdroj: | International Surgery Journal. 8:375 |
ISSN: | 2349-2902 2349-3305 |
DOI: | 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205409 |
Popis: | Cholesterolosis of the gall bladder or cholesterol polyps of the gall bladder have always been a contentious issue with respect to the role of prophylactic surgery in view of its asymptomatic state. Symptomatic cholesterol polyps behave similar to gall stones. There is therefore a need for a surgical algorithm to manage these lesions. A case of symptomatic cholesterol polyps of the gall bladder is reported to highlight the clinical presentation, imaging modalities and management strategies. Symptomatic cholesterol polyps of the gall bladder necessitate cholecystectomy. However, surgical intervention for asymptomatic polyps is guided by their size. Increased diameter is highly suspicious of a malignant potential requiring pre-operative staging and radical surgery. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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