Ejection Fraction of Normal Gall Bladder on Ultrasonography in Patients With Biliary Colic: Is it a Predictor of Cholecystectomy?

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In this study investigators aim to evaluate gallbladder ejection fraction as a predictor for cholecystectomy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Parasympatholytics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients older than 14 years of age

• food-related abdominal pain

• normal gallbladder ultrasound (US)

• GB EF 80% and greater or 35% and less on HIDA scan with CCK injection

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients younger than 14 years old

• Patients with the positive US defined as the presence of gallstones, gallbladder wall thickening (> 4 mm), pericholecystic fluid, sludge, or polyps

• Normal GB EF