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Overview

Ultrasound

  • Gallbladder polyps are typically identified on ultrasonography, which has a sensitivity and specificity of over 90%.

Shown below are ultrasound images of gallbladder polyps. Images courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

  • Importantly, endoscopic ultrasound, which permits detailed evaluation of the gallbladder wall, has excellent diagnostic capabilities and should be used for indeterminate polyps of 5-15 mm.

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