Background: The management of coincidental detected gallbladder polyps (GP) is still nebulous. There are few published data regarding their long-term growth VSports手机版. 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 V体育安卓版. 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 V体育ios版. 7%, range 19 to 63 years). Median diameter was 5 +/- 2. 1 mm (range 2 to 10 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 VSports最新版本. There was no evidence of malignant disease of the gallbladder in any subject. .