Open AccessPostprandial gall bladder contraction seen under ultrasound to rule out non functioning gall bladder in patients of flatulent dyspepsia
Author(s) -
Rubina Anwaar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v12i2.876
Subject(s) - postprandial , medicine , gall , cholecystography , ultrasound , contraction (grammar) , cholecystokinin , gallbladder , gastroenterology , urology , radiology , botany , receptor , insulin , biology
Thirty patients with flatulent dyspepsia selected. Ultrasound examination pre and postprandial done. 26 had normal postprandial gall bladder contraction. 4 patients found to be having non functional gall bladder as it did not show postprandial contraction. They were advised to have oral cholecystography and one of these 4 patients was found to have stone impacted in neck of gall bladder.