Controversy and strategy of surgical diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder polypoid lesions

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Gallbladder polypoid lesion is a common benign disease of the gallbladder.Several controversial issues in the process of surgical diagnosis and treatment remain to be resolved， such as the range of gallbladder polypoid lesions with a malignant tendency， surgical indications of gallbladder polypoid lesions，how to improve diagnostic accuracy of tumor-like polypoid lesions and follow-up strategy.Clarification of these issues will contribute to making clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions for gallbladder polypoid lesions.In this article， existing controversies and strategies in surgical diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder polypoid lesions were reviewed， aiming to provide reference for individualized and precise clinical diagnosis and treatment decisions for gallbladder polypoid lesions.

Key words: Benign diseases of biliary tract, Gallbladder polyp, Surgical treatment, Follow-up, Controversy, Strategy

Qi Li, Jiawei Yuan, Dong Zhang, Zhimin Geng. Controversy and strategy of surgical diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder polypoid lesions[J]. Chinese Journal of Hepatic Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2025, 14(02): 181-186.

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