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Aim: The nature of polypoid lesions of the gallbladder is difficult to define before operation, and surgical indications still remain controversial. The aim of this study was to identfy surgical indications for polypoid lesion of the gallbladder with regarding their ultrasonographic histopathological findings and indications. Material-Methods: Between 1995 and June 2003, the patients with preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder polyp were evaluated retrospectively according to their demographic findings, clinical symptoms, abdominal ultrasonography results, surgical treatment and pathology . Results: The incidence of preoperative gallbladder polyp diagnosis was 2,3% (33/1420) in cholecystectomized patients. The most common symptom was abdominal pain. In abdominal ultrasonography used for diagnosis in all patient, the polyps were sessile in 3 cases and pedunculated in 30 cases. Also cholelithiasis was coexist with polyp in 7 cases ultrasonographically. Cholecystectomy was made laparoscopically in 8 patients and others were with open technique. In histopathological assesment, the results were as only cholelithiasis and chronic cholecystitis / 16 cases, cholesterol polyp / 14 cases, adenoma / 2 cases and adenocarcinoma / 1 case. Conclusion: Surgery is the choice of treatment in all symptomatic patients and the cases having polyps with a size of greater than 10 mm as well as the cases carrying malignant features ultrasonographically.

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