Indications for gallbladder polyp surgery

  The indications for surgery of gallbladder polyps are: (1) diameter >12 mm. (2) solitary gallbladder polyp-like lesion.  (3) Complicated gallbladder stones.  (4) Patients aged >50 years.  (5) Multiple polyps with a short-term tendency to increase in size or thickening of the gallbladder wall.  Others believe that the indications for surgery of gallbladder polyps are: (1) Single occurrence of age > 50 years, diameter > 10 mm or combined with gallstones should be surgically removed.  (2) Surgery can be considered for those who have obvious clinical symptoms and whose regular medical treatment is ineffective and affects their work and life.  (3) Those with symptoms relieved after medical treatment or without clinical symptoms can be regularly observed by B-ultrasound (3-6 months), and those with a tendency to increase in size can be treated surgically!