Severely impaired postprandial gallbladder emptying despite unchanged cholecystokinin release in the early phase of biliary colic.
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.
van Erpecum
K J
KJ
Dept. of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van Berge Henegouwen
G P
GP
Hopman
W P
WP
Jansen
J B
JB
Lamers
C B
CB
D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D003085:Colic / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid; D002766:Cholecystokinin