Standardized treatment of asymptomatic gallstones and gallbladder polyps from the perspective of overtreatment and inadequate treatment
ZHAO Hai-ying
LIU Jin-gang
Abstract：Domestic and international treatment guidelines recommend that asymptomatic gallstones do not need prophylactic laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), gallbladder polyps ≥1cm in diameter need LC. In clinical work, there may be overtreatment and inadequate treatment. It recommend that the majority of asymptomatic gallstones do not need prophylactic LC. For the patients in whom expecting treatment may increase the operation risk, observation should be preferred. In the presence of risk factors of gallbladder cancer, LC should be performed timely. In the presence of gallbladder wall thickening (>3mm), regardless of the polyps size, LC should be recommended. Without gallbladder wall thickening, polyp ≥1cm, or increases rapidly in short term (>3mm/6m), LC should be recommended. When the number of polyps increased or atypical abdominal symptoms is not in the indications for LC, observation should be preferred. Surgeons should pay attention to standardized treatment of asymptomatic gallstones and gallbladder polyps, strictly follow the guidelines, and avoid overtreatment, protect gallbladder function, and avoid inadequate treatment, perform LC for the precancerous lesions timely.
Keywords：asymptomatic gallstonesgallbladder polypslaparoscopic cholecystectomyovertreatment
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1053-1057 )