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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2009

Gallbladder function and dynamics of bile flow in asymptomatic gallstone disease.

Sevim Süreyya Cerçi, Feride Meltem Ozbek, Celal Cerçi, Bahattin Baykal, Hasan Erol Eroğlu, Zeynep Baykal, Mustafa Yildiz, Semahat Sağlam, Ahmet Yeşildağ

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Sevim Süreyya CerçiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Suleyman Demirel Hospital, Isparta, Turkey. sureyyacerci@hotmail.com
Feride Meltem Ozbek
Celal Cerçi
Bahattin Baykal
Hasan Erol Eroğlu
Zeynep Baykal
Mustafa Yildiz
Semahat Sağlam
Ahmet Yeşildağ

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aimTo investigate the effects of gallbladder stones on motor functions of the gallbladder and the dynamics of bile flow in asymptomatic gallstone disease.

methodsQuantitative hepatobiliary scintigraphy was performed to detect the parameters of gallbladder motor function [gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF), gallbladder visualization time (GBVT), gallbladder time to peak activity (GBT(max)), gallbladder half emptying time (GBT(1/2)), and transit time of bile to duodenum (TTBD)] in 24 patients with asymptomatic cholelithiasis who were diagnosed incidentally during routine abdominal ultrasonographic examination and 20 healthy subjects with normal gallbladder.

resultsEven though there was no significant difference in the clinical and laboratory parameters between the patient and control groups, all parameters of gallbladder function except TTBD were found to differ significantly between the two groups. GBEF in the patient group was decreased (P = 0.000) and GBVT, GBT(max), GBT(1/2) in the patient group were longer (P = 0.000, P = 0.015, P = 0.001, respectively).

conclusionOur results showed that even if there were not any clinical and laboratory findings, gallbladder filling and emptying could be impaired in patients with gallstone disease.

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AdultAgedBileCholelithiasisFemaleGallbladderGallbladder EmptyingGallstonesHumansMaleMiddle AgedUltrasonography

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PMCPMC2695892

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