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 ...

Sudden, extreme pain could mean that stones are causing a blockage: Your gallbladder may be contracting but unable to drain, “so pressure builds up and it hurts,” explains Dr. Silverman.

Like gall bladder stones, gallbladder polyps usually do not cause symptoms and are detected incidentally when ultrasound is done for other reasons. Only a minority of polyps have a risk of ...

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.

While the surgery can effectively relieve pain and common problems associated with gallbladder issues, it’s common for some people to develop an unpleasant side effect of the procedure: diarrhea.

Gallbladder cancer is a relatively rare cancer that often isn’t detected until it grows large or spreads to other organs. Symptoms usually don’t appear until the advanced stages. Learn more.

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, ...

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