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Gall bladder polyps

Gall bladder polyps History Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has largely replaced the open technique since the 1990s (Hassler 2022). Definition A gallbladder polyp is a benign tumor of the gallbladder (Herold 2022) that is an elevation of the gallbladder wall that extends into the lumen (Wiles 2017)....

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