Influence of the gallbladder on serum bile acids.
Serum bile acids (SBA) were studied after a standard fatty meal in patients with gallbladder disease. Early postprandial bile acid values were found to be greater in patients with non-functioning gallbladders. Higher postprandial SBA values were found after cholecystectomy. Serum bile acid measurements were of no value in the assessment of gallbladder function.
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000097:blood*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000378:metabolism*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans
D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D004041:Dietary Fats