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.

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).

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 ...

Gallbladder Polyps These are growths that form on the inner surface of the gallbladder wall. They may form because of cholesterol deposits, inflammation, or tumors, with larger polyps (over 1 ...

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 ...

Gallbladder polyps represent a heterogeneous group of changes in the gallbladder wall and include entities such as cholesterol polyps, inflammatory polyps, adenomas, leiomyomas and lipomas.