Abstract
A completely contracted gallbladder is occasionally seen in patients with acute hepatitis.
We have observed that postprandial examination in these patients shows the gallbladder
filling with bile to a degree that permits an adequate diagnostic examination. This
simple procedure may prevent having to recall the patient for follow-up examination.
Keywords
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
Purchase one-time access:
Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online accessOne-time access price info
- For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
- For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'
Subscribe:
Subscribe to Clinical ImagingAlready a print subscriber? Claim online access
Already an online subscriber? Sign in
Register: Create an account
Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect
References
- Paradoxical gall bladder function in hepatitis.Eur J Ultrasound. 1995; 2: 223-225
- Contracted gallbladder.Radiology. 1985; 154: 769-770
- Paradoxical dilatation of the gallbladder after fat ingestion in patients with acute hepatitis.J Ultrasound Med. 1996; 15: 179-182
- Gamuts in Nuclear Medicine. 2. Appleton and Lange, Norwalk1987
- Sonographic patterns of the gallbladder in acute viral hepatitis.Radiology. 1984; 153: 859-861
Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
October 20,
1996
Received:
August 30,
1996
Identification
Copyright
© 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
