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ReviewBMC gastroenterology2024

Advances in the management of gallbladder polyps: establishment of predictive models and the rise of gallbladder-preserving polypectomy procedures.

Haoran Liu, Yongda Lu, Kanger Shen, Ming Zhou, Xiaozhe Mao, Rui Li

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Review in BMC gastroenterology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Approach to gallbladder polyps in pediatric patients.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025
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  6. Endoscopic Management of Benign Gallbladder Diseases.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Haoran Liu *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Yongda Lu *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Kanger ShenDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Ming ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaozhe MaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China.
Rui LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Pinghai Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, 215000, Jiangsu, China. lrhcsz@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSoochow University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gallbladder polyps are a common biliary tract disease whose treatment options have yet to be fully established. The indication of "polyps ≥ 10 mm in diameter" for cholecystectomy increases the possibility of gallbladder excision due to benign polyps. Compared to enumeration of risk factors in clinical guidelines, predictive models based on statistical methods and artificial intelligence provide a more intuitive representation of the malignancy degree of gallbladder polyps. Minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving polypectomy procedures, as a combination of checking and therapeutic approaches that allow for eradication of lesions and preservation of a functional gallbladder at the same time, have been shown to maximize the benefits to patients with benign polyps. Despite the reported good outcomes of predictive models and gallbladder-preserving polypectomy procedures, the studies were associated with various limitations, including small sample sizes, insufficient data types, and unknown long-term efficacy, thereby enhancing the need for multicenter and large-scale clinical studies. In conclusion, the emergence of predictive models and minimally invasive gallbladder-preserving polypectomy procedures has signaled an ever increasing attention to the role of the gallbladder and clinical management of gallbladder polyps.

Indexed as

Gallbladder DiseasesGallbladder NeoplasmsPolypsArtificial IntelligenceCholecystectomyHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicRetrospective StudiesGallbladder cancerGallbladder polypGallbladder-preserving polypectomy proceduresMinimally invasive SurgeryPredictive models

Identifiers

PMID38166603
PMCPMC10759486
OpenAlexW4390501925

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