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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2014

Pain provocation and low gallbladder ejection fraction with CCK cholescintigraphy are not predictive of chronic acalculous gallbladder disease symptom relief after cholecystectomy.

Michael A Edwards, Benjamin Mullenbach, Sherman M Chamberlain

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02748525 (Evaluation of Gallbladder Contractility Using Both CCK and Milk Consecutively), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT02748525 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of Gallbladder Contractility Using Both CCK and Milk Consecutively

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonRan2016 to 2018Enrolled50ConditionsAbdominal PainArmsMilk, CCK
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael A EdwardsGeneral and Minimally Invasive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Benjamin Mullenbach
Sherman M Chamberlain
Augusta University · USGeorgia Regents Medical Center · USTemple University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChronic acalculous gallbladder disease (CAGD) falls within the spectrum of diseases associated with gallbladder dysmotility. Cholecystokinin-cholescintigraphy (CCK-CS) has been used to evaluate for CAGD, with a gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF) of <35 % being indicative of gallbladder dysfunction. The reproduction of biliary colic upon administration of CCK has been cited as indicative of CAGD. Our purpose was to determine whether low GBEF or reproduction of pain during CCK-CS was predictor of surgical outcomes related to resolution of symptoms or as a correlate to gallbladder pathology.

methodsA retrospective review of patients was performed to evaluate adults with a diagnosis of CAGD who underwent CCK-CS prior to surgical intervention. CPT and ICD-9 coding queries were used to identify the patient population. Patients with cholelithiasis were excluded.

resultsSixty-four patients met inclusion criteria. Two patients were lost to follow-up and were excluded. During CCK-CS, 41 patients (66 %) reported symptoms similar to their presenting complaint. Twenty-one patients reported no symptoms with CCK-CS. There was no significant relationship between gallbladder pathology and either GBEF or reproduction of symptoms with CCK-CS (p = 0.14). About 81 % of patients (n = 50) had relief of symptoms following cholecystectomy. Sixty-six percentage of patients (n = 33) with long-term symptom relief after cholecystectomy had reproduction of symptoms with CCK-CS. Nineteen percentage of all patients (n = 12) had long-term symptom recurrence despite surgery. Eight of these patients (66 %) had symptom reproduction with CCK-CS. There was no significant correlation with either the GBEF or symptoms reproduction with CCK-CS as a predictor of postoperative outcome (p = 0.12).

conclusionProvocation of pain by CCK-CS and low GBEF are unreliable predictors of postoperative relief of symptoms following cholecystectomy for biliary dyskinesia or chronic acalculous gallbladder disease.

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CholecystectomyPain MeasurementAbdominal PainAnorexiaCholecystokininGallbladderGallbladder DiseasesHumansNauseaRadionuclide ImagingVomitingCholecystokinin

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