Gallbladder Polyps

aka for gallbladder polyp

cholesterol polyp

A gallbladder polyp or cholesterol polyp is a

projection of tissue from the gallbladder wall that protrudes into the lumen of the gallbladder.

Cholesterol polyps are the

most common type of polyps.

Cholesterol polyps tend to be small, measure —, and are the result of an accumulation of cholesterol and triglycerides within the gallbladder wall, thus causing an —

less than 10 mm; elevation in the gallbladder mucosal layer.

Although most polyps have a —, it may not always be seen, and thus they typically yield the “—” sign

stalk; ball-on-the-wall

a rapidly growing polyp or large polyp is worrisome for —

gallbladder carcinoma

galbladder polyps are typically

benign and incidentally discovered

Gallbladder polyps are often seen with

cholesterolosis

cholesterolosis results from the

disturbance in cholesterol metabolism and accumulation of cholesterol typically within a focal region of gallbladder wall

Cholesterolosis is considered a subset of —

hyperplastic cholecystosis

cholesterolosis may also cause a diffuse polypoid appearance of the gallbladder referred to as

a strawberry gallbladder

Hyperplastic cholecystosis also includes —.

adenomyomatosis

clinical findings of polyps

1. asymptomatic

sonographic findings of polyps

1. Hyperechoic, nonshadowing, and nonmobile mass that projects from the gallbladder wall into the gallbladder lumen

Hyperplastic cholecystosis, which is a

group of proliferative and degenerative gallbladder disorders, includes both adenomyomatosis and cholesterolosis.