Christiane Wiegard

Primary sclerosing Cholangitis is an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that is associated with an increased risk of bile duct and gallbladder cancer, which can develop from gallbladder polyps. Imaging examinations using ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging are used for the early detection of these lesions. We here show that gallbladder polyps larger than 8 mm have a high likelihood to be malignant, indicating surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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