Presentation
Right upper abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 7 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Gallbladder polyp - pediatric
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Small well-defined echogenic lesion within the gallbladder lumen adherent to the wall measuring 7 mm with no posterior shadowing. The color Doppler shows internal vascularity. No gallstone was seen.
Case Discussion
Ultrasound features of a small echogenic lesion adherent to the gallbladder wall with internal vascularity on color Doppler most consistent with a gallbladder polyp.
Gallbladder polyps are rarely described in the pediatric population and the vast majority are cholesterol polyps1,2.
For the management and follow-up of gallbladder polyps please refer to the case:
(BSGAR) B, Gallbladder polyp. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Jan 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52529
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