title: Predictive value of an abnormal hepatobiliary scan in patients with severe intercurrent illness.
abstract: Ten patients had severe intercurrent illness and the gallbladder could not be seen on a hepatobiliary scan. In 4, surgery and pathological examination showed that the gallbladder was normal; 1 had chronic cholecystitis and 5 had acute acalculous cholecystitis. This study indicates that a positive hepatobiliary scan may not be indicative of acute gallbladder disease in the seriously ill patient.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin