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ReviewCureus2021

Surveillance of Gallbladder Polyps: A Literature Review.

Deepak P Kalbi, Anusha Bapatla, Ahmed J Chaudhary, Sifullah Bashar, Sana Iqbal

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Deepak P KalbiInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Sinai Grace Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Anusha BapatlaInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Sinai Grace Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Ahmed J ChaudharyInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Sinai Grace Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Sifullah BasharInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Sinai Grace Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Sana IqbalInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States) · USDetroit Medical Center · USSinai Grace Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Little has been documented in existing literature regarding incidentally found gallbladder (GB) polyps. These clinically asymptomatic lesions are mostly benign, with only 5% progressing to malignancy. GB cancer, although rare, presents as an end-stage incurable disease. According to the current guidelines, cholecystectomy is recommended for polyps >10 mm in size for a better outcome. Thus, it is essential to know the clinical picture, surveillance, and treatment of these polyps earlier in the course of the disease to avoid the advancement of polyps to malignancy. This paper discusses the signs and symptoms, surveillance, treatment, and prognosis of GB polyps.

Indexed as

benigngallbladder polypsgallbladder pseudopolypsmalignant polypssurveillance

Identifiers

PMID34350077
PMCPMC8325965
OpenAlexW3179122821

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Registered trials

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