Postprandial gall bladder contraction seen under ultrasound to rule out non functioning gall bladder in patients of flatulent dyspepsia | Zendy

Rubina Anwaar | Zendy

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Postprandial 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.

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