Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Records of patients with gallbladder ejection fraction <35% between January 1994 and February 1999 were reviewed. Gallbladder pathology and degree of symptomatic improvement were determined on follow-up. RESULTS: Of the 27 cholecystectomy patients, 24 (89%) had significant improvement, 2 (7%) had partial improvement, and 1 (4%) had minimal improvement. Ten patients (43%) had normal gall-bladder, and 9 (90%) of them had significant improvement after cholecystectomy. Of the 6 nonsurgical patients, none had significant improvement, 4 (67%) had partial improvement, and 2 (33%) had minimal improvement. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | F Yost, J Margenthaler, M Presti, F Burton, K Murayama |
Journal | American journal of surgery
(Am J Surg)
Vol. 178
Issue 6
Pg. 462-5
(Dec 1999)
ISSN: 0002-9610 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10670853
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Algorithms
- Biliary Dyskinesia
(surgery)
- Case-Control Studies
- Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gallbladder Emptying
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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