title: Ultrasonography analysis of gallbladder motility in patients with functional dyspepsia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gallbladder motility has been studied in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders, such as functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome and biliary disorders without gallstones and results of these observations are often inconclusive and conflicting.
  
  
  METHODS
  The investigation was performed on 180 therapy-naïve newly diagnosed patients with functional dyspepsia (97 females and 83 males), aged 20-79 in which we have investigate ultrasonographically parameters of gallbladder motility.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Bonferroni post hoc correction stressed that fasting gallbladder volume and ejection fraction were significantly distorted in individuals with postprandial distress syndrome, although, the residual gallbladder volume was significantly lower in patients with epigastric pain syndrome comparing with other examinees. Ejection fraction of the gallbladder negatively correlated with body mass index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The impaired contractibility of the gall bladder in patients with functional dyspepsia, based on the results of this study, is illustrated by the changes in the ejection fraction, which was more pronounced in patients with the postprandial distress syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Gastroenterohepatology Clinical and Hospital Center "Bezanijska Kosa," Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milinić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Gastroenterohepatology Clinical and Hospital Center "Bezanijska Kosa," Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address: branka.filipovic3@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Branka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Filipovic
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lukić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Department of Hematology Clinical and Hospital Center "Bezanijska Kosa", Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Olivera
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marković
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Nemanja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Milisavljević
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute for Medical Statistics, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gajić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Institute of Anatomy "Niko Miljanic," Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Filipovic
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001657:Biliary Dyskinesia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016473:Gallbladder Emptying; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019518:Postprandial Period; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Functional dyspepsia; Gallbladder volume; Rome III criteria; Ultrasound