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Postprandial Dilatation of the Gallbladder in Cholelithiasis by Maria Samovsky; Norman Loberant is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract ## Purpose We assessed the postprandial sonographic findings in patients with cholelithiasis whose gallbladders were completely contracted after fasting. ## Methods The gallbladders of 5 patients with recurrent abdominal pain were completely contracted despite overnight fasting and could not be adequately examined on sonography. The patients were given a fatty meal and re‐examined after 30 minutes. ## Results In all patients, the gallbladder became distended after the meal, and gallstones were clearly demonstrated. ## Conclusions Patients whose gallbladders are completely contracted after overnight fasting and cannot be adequately evaluated on sonography should be given a fatty meal and re‐examined sonographically. This technique is efficient in preventing unnecessary additional patient visits for the evaluation of cholelithiasis. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 29:513–516, 2001.
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- Author
- Maria Samovsky; Norman Loberant
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0091-2751)
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)