Are gallbladder polyps a serious disease?

Gallbladder polyps are relatively common, more common in middle-aged people in their thirties and forties, and the incidence rate in women is higher than in men, especially in obese women who have given birth. However, the disease is not easy to detect, and the pain will be more severe after eating greasy food. So, is gallbladder polyps a serious disease? Now I will explain it to you, hoping it will be helpful to you.

Gallbladder polyps, also known as gallbladder protrusion lesions, are a benign space-occupying lesion in the gallbladder cavity. Cholesterol polyps are the most common and are mostly asymptomatic. Some patients only have mild upper abdominal discomfort or dull pain. It is generally believed that gallbladder polyps are a predisposing factor for gallbladder cancer. Gallbladder polyposis surgery is a complete solution to the problem, but not all gallbladder polyposis require surgical treatment. Because the types and sizes of the lesions are different, and the disease outcomes are also different, the surgical indications are not consistent among different institutions.

The vast majority of gallbladder polyps are cholesterol-related and benign, while a small number are adenomyomas and other lesions. Generally speaking, multiple polyps smaller than 1CM only require regular check-ups. Some of them require surgery: single tumor, larger than 1CM, multiple tumors with symptoms, and the possibility of malignant transformation.

If the gallbladder polyp is small, it is not serious. However, if the gallbladder polyp is large, it is easy to become malignant. Therefore, if the gallbladder polyp is larger than 7mm, surgical treatment is generally required. It is recommended that you go to the surgery department of the hospital and have a B-ultrasound. If the polyp is larger than 7mm, it is recommended that you be hospitalized for surgery, which is an effective and thorough method for treating gallbladder polyps.

Gallbladder polyps are not uncommon in clinical practice. Surgery is a radical cure, but not all gallbladder polyps require surgical treatment. Because of the different types of lesions, sizes, and disease outcomes, the surgical indications are not consistent among different institutions. Generally, surgery is considered only when the polyp is larger than 1 cm. In recent years, non-surgical and Chinese medicine treatments for gallbladder polyps have attracted widespread attention in the medical community. Various folk prescriptions, formulas, and proven recipes have achieved certain results in anti-inflammatory, gallbladder-promoting, cholecystitis control, and gallbladder polyps. Specialized medications for gallbladder polyps have also achieved great success. With the in-depth study of traditional Chinese medicine, the cure rate of non-surgical treatment of gallbladder polyps is also increasing rapidly.

Patients need to pay attention to their daily lives, not eat greasy food, eat more light food, and not drink alcohol, as long as it does not cause cholecystitis. If the gallbladder polyps are getting bigger, you need to go to the hospital for treatment in time. Acute cholecystitis requires surgery, but chronic cholecystitis does not require treatment. If you have gallstones, you will need surgery to remove them.