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Pre-operative predictive factors for gallbladder cholesterol polyps using conventional diagnostic imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19058309     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To determine the clinical data that might be useful for differentiating benign from malignant gallbladder (GB) polyps by comparing radiological methods, including abdominal ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) scanning, with postoperative pathology findings. METHODS: Fifty-nine patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a GB polyp of around 10 mm. They were divided into two groups, one with cholesterol polyps and the other with non-cholesterol polyps. Clinical features such as gender, age, symptoms, size and number of polyps, the presence of a GB stone, the radiologically measured maximum diameter of the polyp by US and CT scanning, and the measurements of diameter from postoperative pathology were recorded for comparative analysis. RESULTS: Fifteen of the 41 cases with cholesterol polyps (36.6%) were detected with US but not CT scanning, whereas all 18 non-cholesterol polyps were observed using both methods. In the cholesterol polyp group, the maximum measured diameter of the polyp was smaller by CT scan than by US. Consequently, the discrepancy between those two scanning measurements was greater than for the non-cholesterol polyp group. CONCLUSION: The clinical signs indicative of a cholesterol polyp include: (1) a polyp observed by US but not observable by CT scanning, (2) a smaller diameter on the CT scan compared to US, and (3) a discrepancy in its maximum diameter between US and CT measurements. In addition, US and the CT scan had low accuracy in predicting the polyp diameter compared to that determined by postoperative pathology.
Authors:
Ji-Hoon Choi; Jung-Won Yun; Yong-Sung Kim; Eun-A Lee; Sang-Tae Hwang; Yong-Kyun Cho; Hong-Joo Kim; Jung-Ho Park; Dong-Il Park; Chong-Il Sohn; Woo-Kyu Jeon; Byung-Ik Kim; Hyoung-Ook Kim; Jun-Ho Shin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  World journal of gastroenterology : WJG     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1007-9327     ISO Abbreviation:  World J. Gastroenterol.     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-05     Completed Date:  2009-04-09     Revised Date:  2010-09-22    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100883448     Medline TA:  World J Gastroenterol     Country:  China    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  6831-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, South Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Cholesterol / analysis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gallbladder Diseases / diagnosis*,  metabolism,  surgery
Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polyps / chemistry,  diagnosis*,  surgery
Predictive Value of Tests
Preoperative Care
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Ultrasonography*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-88-5/Cholesterol
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