Severely impaired postprandial gallbladder emptying despite unchanged cholecystokinin release in the early phase of biliary colic
Van Erpecum, K.J.; van Berge Henegouwen, G.P.; Hopman, W.P.; Jansen, J.B.; Lamers, C.B.
Netherlands Journal of Medicine 38(5-6): 188-192
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-2977 PMID: 1922590 Document Number: 381016
In the present article we report transitory severely impaired postprandial gallbladder emptying preceding biliary colic in a cholesterol gallstone patient. Gallbladder emptying 1 wk before and 3 wk after the biliary colic was normal. Treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid led to increased fasting gallbladder volumes, but the postprandial residual volume did not change. Postprandial cholecystokinin release appeared not to change during ursodeoxycholic acid treatment or during biliary colic.