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7955753

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty consecutive patients with intact gallbladders and biliary pain were evaluated to determine whether gallbladder ejection fraction could identify sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. The mean gallbladder ejection fraction was 45% in patients with abdominal pain and 72% in normal controls. Gallbladder ejection fractions were then correlated with endoscopically measured sphincter of Oddi pressures in patients with abdominal pain. The mean gallbladder ejection fraction was 41% in 7 patients with elevated sphincter pressures and 46% in 23 patients with normal pressures (P = NS). Thirty-six percent of patients with elevated pressures and 33% of patients with normal pressures had abnormal gallbladder ejection fractions. Gallbladder ejection fraction had a sensitivity of 33%, a specificity of 63%, and a positive predictive value of 25% for detection of elevated pressures. Regression analysis revealed a poor correlation between sphincter pressure and gallbladder ejection fraction (r2 = 0.02). These findings suggest that gallbladder ejection fraction cannot be used to diagnose sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in patients before they undergo cholecystectomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0363-9762
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
713-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Gallbladder ejection fraction. Nondiagnostic for sphincter of Oddi dysfunction in patients with intact gallbladders.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial