Overview
Ejection Fraction of Normal Gall Bladder on Ultrasonography in Patients With Biliary Colic: Is it a Predictor of Cholecystectomy?
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-07-01
2023-07-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
In this study investigators aim to evaluate gallbladder ejection fraction as a predictor for cholecystectomy.Phase:
N/AAccepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut UniversityTreatments:
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