Hyperplastic cholecystosis: study by ceruletide-assisted cholecystography.
Five hundred and two patients with good opacification of the gallbladder were studied by means of ceruletide-assisted cholecystography. A high percentage (15.7; 79 patients) was found to have hyperplastic cholecystoses. So far 26 of these patients have been operated upon because of gallstones or painful symptoms. The x-ray diagnosis was confirmed in all cases. Compared with routine cholecystography, the powerful contraction induced by ceruletide appears to lead to a more frequent recognition of hyperplastic cholecystoses.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002108:Ceruletide; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D002108:Ceruletide