Is it necessary to perform prophylactic cholecystectomy for all symptomatic gallbladder polyps diagnosed with ultrasound?

Velidedeoglu M., Citgez B., Arikan A. E., Ayan F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.33, no.1, pp.26-30, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/ucd.2015.3259
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.26-30
  • Keywords: Cholecystectomy, gallbladder cancer, gallbladder polyps, ultrasound, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, COLORECTAL-CANCER, ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY, OPERATIVE INDICATIONS, BILE-ACIDS, LESIONS, CARCINOMA, RISK, CARCINOGENESIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The main aim of this study is to determine the necessity of cholecystectomy in patients with ultrasound diagnosed symptomatic polypoid lesions of the gallbladder.