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gallbladder polyp

can exercise and daily went to gym can prevent gallbladder polyps from growing?i have a polyp range of 4mm..do i need to remove my gall bladder...my physician advise me to remove my gallbladder..is there any treatment on it..?i started to exercise daily..is this can help?tnx
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For gallbladder polyps greater than 1 cm, cholecystectomy is generally recommended. For gallbladder polyps less than 1 cm, follow-up and management have been conflicting but recently attempts have been made to reach consensus/joint guidelines. Here is a sample algorithm published in 2017: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544788/figure/Fig1/
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Nothing has been shown to retard the growth of gallbladder polyps at this point. The current recommendaiton for polyps in the GB is the same as for other polyps - get them removed. In the case of GB polyps it means having the GB removed since they can't be taken away in any other manner.
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