Open AccessDecreased postprandial gallbladder emptying in patients with black pigment stones
Author(s) -
Takakazu Sugo,
Kenichi Hakamada,
Shunji Narumi,
Mutsuo Sasaki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2825
Subject(s) - gallbladder , postprandial , contractility , medicine , gastroenterology , ejection fraction , endocrinology , heart failure , insulin
To analyze gallbladder contractility in patients with black pigment stones (BPSs) and to compare this with patients with cholesterol stones (CSs) and healthy volunteers.