What are the treatment methods for gallbladder polyps?

Jun 29, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

Recently, I have been experiencing frequent lower abdominal pain and am worried that I might have gallbladder polyps. I want to get a medical checkup—so, what are the treatment options for gallbladder polyps?

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Jiang Chenggang
The treatment methods for gallbladder polyps mainly include the following: 1. Lifestyle modifications: Suitable for patients with small polyps and no obvious symptoms. Adjusting dietary habits, such as reducing intake of high-cholesterol and high-fat foods, increasing physical activity, and avoiding unhealthy lifestyle habits may help control polyp growth. 2. Medication: For small cholesterol polyps, medications such as ursodeoxycholic acid or traditional Chinese medicine preparations (e.g., Shudan Pian) may be used under a doctor's guidance to help relieve symptoms and promote regression of the polyps. 3. Surgical treatment: For gallbladder polyps larger than 1 cm in diameter, multiple polyps, rapidly growing polyps, or those accompanied by other complications, surgical treatment should be considered, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy or antegrade cholecystectomy. It should be noted that the treatment approach for gallbladder polyps should be comprehensively determined based on the patient's individual condition, including polyp size, type, and whether there are associated complications, to develop a personalized treatment plan.