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 ...

Gallbladder Polyp Symptoms. Most gallbladder polyps (growths) are asymptomatic, and many people do not realize they have them until they have an abdominal imaging test (e.g., ultrasound).

Of 34 subjects with identified gallbladder polyps at the time of the initial survey, 31 (91.2%; 13 women, 18 men) presented to the first follow-up examination.

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.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 50-year-old woman. I have some abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome. My doctor found polyps in my gallbladder, and a surgeon said my gallbladder should be removed ...

Gallbladder polyps larger than 10 millimeters warrant surgery. Porcelain gallbladder is a rare condition in which built-up calcium deposits cause a hardening of the inner wall of the gallbladder.

Gallbladder polyps are growths on the inside of the gallbladder wall show up on ultrasounds, often when doctors are investigating unrelated problems. Most of the time, they’re nothing to worry ...

Acknowledging that gallbladder polyps can fluctuate in both size and number over serial examinations, and may even fluctuate in visibility, “using a 2 mm threshold for growth,” the authors of ...