Decision for surgery in the management of a rare condition, childhood gallbladder polyps, and the role of ultrasonography

Kabaçam, Gülşah Bayram; Akbiyik, Fatih; Livanelioğlu, Ziya; Tiryaki, Tuğrul; Karakuş, Esra; Kabaçam, Gökhan

doi:10.4318/tjg.2013.0848

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“…Early diagnosis and treatment of GPs are important because gallbladder cancers are very aggressive tumors, although many are benign (19). GPs are rare in children, and most are associated with other diseases, such as metachromatic leukodystrophy, Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome, or pancreatobiliary anomalies (13).…”

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“…In the reports available in literature only 43 pediatric cases have been reported (12–16,20–28). In the current study, 80% of the patients were girls.…”

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“…Cholecystectomy is the treatment approach for any GP that is felt to be symptomatic, or in patients with 1 or more risk factors, and GPs other than these characteristics are good candidates for conservative follow-up (7,(9)(10)(11). Unlike adults, GPs are rarely reported in children (12)(13)(14)(15)(16). Therefore, there is little information on diagnostic follow-up and treatment approaches for children with GP (15).…”

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Gallbladder Polyps

Demirbaş¹,

Çaltepe²,

Comba³

et al. 2019

J. pediatr. gastroenterol. nutr.

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Objective: Unlike adults, gallbladder polyps (GPs) are rare in childhood. The aim of this study was to evaluate patients with a GP diagnosis. Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with GP via ultrasonography from October 2012 to October 2017 were retrospectively evaluated in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and laboratory findings. Results: The study included 19 patients diagnosed with GP and followed up in our department. The patients comprised 14 (73.6%) girls with a mean age of 13.9 ± 4.1 years and a mean follow-up period of 10.2 ± 5.4 months (range, 3–26 months). The most common presenting symptom of the patients (n = 15, 78.9%) for ultrasonography was abdominal pain without biliary symptoms. Location of the polyps was in the corpus in 55% of patients, and either in the fundus (20%) or the neck of the gallbladder (25%). The average diameter of the polyps was 4.5 ± 1.6 mm (range, 2–9 mm). Multiple polyps were observed in 3 patients. No significant change in the number or size of polyps was noted at the end of the follow-up periods. Cholecystectomy was applied to 1 patient who had >5 polyps with a rapid increase in size, and the pathology report was hamartomatous polyp. There was no remarkable change in the clinical or laboratory findings of other patients during the follow-up period. Conclusion: In this study, GPs could be seen in young children as young as 16 months of age and ultrasonography is sufficient for follow-up in stable and asymptomatic patients.

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“…In the reports available in literature only 43 pediatric cases have been reported (12–16,20–28). In the current study, 80% of the patients were girls.…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Gallbladder Polyps

Demirbaş¹,

Çaltepe²,

Comba³

et al. 2019

J. pediatr. gastroenterol. nutr.

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Gallbladder polyps in association with metachromatic leukodystrophy

Thomas

Gargano

Libri

et al. 2020

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

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Gallbladder polyp in children – a rare finding during ultrasound examination

Yankov

Boyanov²,

Aleksova³

et al. 2022

J Ultrason

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Gallbladder polyps are a relatively rare finding in children. The increased use of high-resolution ultrasound in childhood allows to detect gallbladder lesions in young patients. A precise diagnosis can be established using different imaging series. Abdominal contrast-enhanced ultrasound examination provides the most accurate imaging information about the nature and size of the lesion. This is important for further decisions regarding patient referral for cholecystectomy. The object of this study was to present a case of gallbladder polyp diagnosed and followed up by contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

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Decision for surgery in the management of a rare condition, childhood gallbladder polyps, and the role of ultrasonography

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Gallbladder Polyps

Gallbladder Polyps

Gallbladder polyps in association with metachromatic leukodystrophy

Gallbladder polyp in children – a rare finding during ultrasound examination

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