Open AccessImpaired gallbladder motility and delayed orocecal transit contribute to pigment gallstone and biliary sludge formation in β -thalassemia major adults
Author(s) -
Piero Portincasa,
Antonio Moschetta,
Massimo Berardino,
Agostino Di Ciaula,
Michèle Vacca,
Giuseppe Baldassarre,
Anna Pietrapertosa,
Rosario Cammarota,
N Tannoia,
Giuseppe Palasciano
Publication year - 2004
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.v10.i16.2383
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , medicine , gallstones , gallbladder , gastric emptying , thalassemia , biliary sludge , abdominal ultrasonography , stomach , surgery , ultrasonography
Gallbladder and gastrointestinal motility defects exist in gallstones patients and to a lesser extent in pigment gallstone patients. To investigated the role of gallbladder and gastrointestinal motility disorders in pigment gallstone formation in beta-thalassemia major.