Vesicular polyps
Is it always necessary to perform a cholecystectomy?
Abstract
Worldwide in 2020, the incidence of gallbladder cancer was 115,949 cases, with a mortality of 84,695; gallbladder polyps (VP) are identified as a risk factor in the development of this tumor type.
Its prevalence ranges from 0.3% to 0.9%. The improvement in the resolution of abdominal ultrasound has led to an increase in the diagnosis of PV, many times unsuspected until now. It is a fundamental pillar in the making of surgical therapeutic decisions or control through ultrasound follow-up. For their definition, they must meet standardized ultrasound criteria: bulges of the gallbladder wall without showing acoustic shadows, immobile and hyperechoic in comparison with the surrounding bile and that it is adhered to the gallbladder wall, highlighting the importance of the imaging specialist. in its diagnostic approach.
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