Gallbladder polyps

Gallbladder polyps's disease overview

What is

polyps?

gallbladder polyps , also known as papillae of the gallbladder gland mucosa, are tumor or fake lesions on the surface of the gallbladder mucosa. This disease appears quite common, the incidence of men and women is equal and mainly in adults.

The ratio of gallbladder polyps in the community is about 0.3%- 9%, most in benign form but can still progress to malignant and gallbladder polyps can be dangerous. danger for the health of the patient. Therefore, when there is a gallbladder polyp, patients need to go to the doctor regularly to monitor the progression of the disease.

Causes of Gallbladder polyps's disease

Some factors that are thought to be related to the formation of gallbladder polyps are poor liver function, blood sugar levels, high blood fat, obesity, inadequate eating habits, hepatitis virus infection ... However, at present, no research has found The cause of gallbladder polyps in the most accurate way.

Symptoms of Gallbladder polyps's disease

Most of the cases of gallbladder polyps often have no symptoms of manifestations, only by accident when patients go to health examination.

Patients may be bloated, indigestion, nausea.

When a abdominal examination, patients may feel mild pain when pressing on the right side of the right flank, the pain appears after eating.

People at risk for Gallbladder polyps's disease

as well as the cause of the formation, the risk factor for the gallbladder polyps has not been found clearly and specifically. The risk factors of the disease may be:

Age over 60

Patients with poor liver function

Patients with high blood sugar, high blood fat.

Obese patients.

Patients with hepatitis virus infection

Patients have a habit of eating a lot of fat, increasing the amount of cholesterol in the body.

Patients with gallstones

Patients suffering from primary cholangitis

Polyp risk factors: stimulating greater than 6mm, single and no stalks.

Prevention of Gallbladder polyps's disease

To prevent gallbladder polyps, patients need to go to a regular health check, do necessary tests to detect liver diseases such as fatty liver, liver enzyme disorders , stones, hepatitis, blood sugar disorders, blood lipid disorders ...

In addition, patients need a reasonable diet, do not eat many types of animal organs such as heart, liver, spleen, kidney, heart ...

Patients should also exercise the body every day, play sports to prevent weight gain and help blood circulation.

Diagnostic measures for Gallbladder polyps's disease

Clinically, patients often do not show too clearly, so to accurately diagnose the gallbladder polyps, it is necessary to resort to subclinical methods:

Liver function test.

ultrasound is one of the most valuable diagnostic techniques for gallbladder polyps. The image of the gallbladder polyps on ultrasound is usually the image of increasing negative, no shadow. Abdominal ultrasound helps determine the polyps, location, size and shape of polyps whether or not stalks, which can help monitor the progression of polyps.

However, the ultrasound cannot be distinguished as benign or malignant polyps, so it is necessary to do other techniques to support diagnostic such as:

Computer -layer cutting: If it is a malignant gallbladder polyp, the damage image is a block that increases the proportion of protruding in the heart of the gallbladder. Computerized computerized tabers with contrast pumps help diagnose accurately nearly 90%.

Magnetic resonance imaging: If it is a malignant polyp, the image is a signal increasing block in T2.

Biochemical tests such as assessment of liver and kidney function, hepatitis virus test (HCV, HBsAg ...), immunity U (CEA, CA 19-9) >

Gallbladder polyps's disease treatments

Because the gallbladder is involved and the bile path system, has the function of regulating bile secretion and digestion of food, so it cannot be arbitrarily removed without indications.

About the treatment of gallbladder polyps, there are two possibilities: periodic monitoring or indicating gallbladder polyps .

About 92% of the gallbladder polyps are benign, so the patient almost does not need a gallbladder surgery. With polyps smaller than 1cm or suspected polyps of gallbladder through ultrasound, just regular monitoring every 3-6 months.

With polyps sized larger than 1cm, it will be able to progress to cancer, especially polyps greater than 1.5cm, need to be assigned to cut the gallbladder to prevent compartment Block the development of gallbladder cancer. Today, laparoscopic gallbladder surgery is considered to be a method of least harmful to the body of the patient, less pain and help patients recover quickly, leading to dangerous complications. >

See also:

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What functions have the gallbladder? Causes of cholecystitis

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