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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Ultrasonographically detected gallbladder polyps: A reason for concern? A seven-year follow-up study
BMC Gastroenterology, Volume 8, Article 41, Year 2008
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Background: The management of coincidental detected gallbladder polyps (GP) is still nebulous. There are few published data regarding their long-term growth. Objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and growth of gallbladder polyps in a survey of unselected subjects from the general population of a complete rural community. Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected at the initial survey underwent follow-up ultrasound examinations after 30 and 84 months. Results: At the initial survey gallbladder polyps were detected in 34 subjects (1.4%; females: 1.1%, range 14 to 74 years; males: 1.7%, range 19 to 63 years). Median diameter was 5 ± 2.1 mm (range 2 to10 mm) at the initial survey, 5 mm ± 2.8 mm (range 2 to 12 mm) at 30 months and 4 ± 2.3 mm (range 2 to 9 mm) at 84 months. At the time of first follow-up no change in diameter was found in 81.0% (n = 17), reduction in diameter in 4.8% (n = 1) and increase in diameter in 14.3% (n = 3). At the time of second follow-up no increase in polyp diameter was found in 76.9% (n = 10) and reduction in diameter in 7.7% (n = 1). No evidence of malignant disease of the gallbladder was found. Conclusion: Over a period of seven years little change was measured in the diameter of gallbladder polyps. There was no evidence of malignant disease of the gallbladder in any subject. © 2008 Kratzer et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kratzer, Wolfgang
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Haenle, Mark Martin
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Dinkel, Anke
Unknown Affiliation
Flegel, W. A.
Unknown Affiliation
Frosch, Matthias
Unknown Affiliation
Gottstein, Bruno B.
Unknown Affiliation
Jenne, Lars
Unknown Affiliation
Kern, Peter M.
Unknown Affiliation
Kimmig, Peter
Unknown Affiliation
Lucius, Richard
Unknown Affiliation
Römig, Thomas J.
Unknown Affiliation
Seitz, Hanns Martin
Unknown Affiliation
Wagner, Franz Friedrich
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-230X-8-41
ISSN:
1471230X
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female