title: Duodenogastric reflux in patients with biliary lithiasis before and after cholecystectomy.
abstract: Duodenogastric reflux is quantified in ten patients with biliary lithiasis and a functioning gallbladder, before and six months after performing cholecystectomy. The results are compared with those of a control group (n = 10) with similar age and gender, without gastric or hepatobiliary pathologic factors. To evaluate reflux, we used six hour continuous intravenous infusion and subsequent determination in gastric juice of 99mTc-diethyliminodiacetic acid. Our results showed that patients with cholelithiasis have higher reflux rates than those in the control group (p < 0.001). When comparing patients before and after cholecystectomy, we confirmed that removal of the gallbladder produces a significant increase (p < 0.001) in reflux rates compared with preoperative values.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University Hospital, University of Murcia, El Palmar, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lujan-Mompean
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robles-Campos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parrilla-Paricio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liron-Ruiz
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Torralba-Martinez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cifuentes-Tebar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D004383:Duodenogastric Reflux / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019784:Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019784:Technetium Tc 99m Diethyl-iminodiacetic Acid