Abstract
A 25-year-old man was referred for chronic right upper quadrant abdominal pain for hepatobiliary scintigraphy to evaluate the gallbladder (GB) function. An unexpected GB contraction with ejection fraction (EF) of 90% was observed during the first hour of baseline imaging. Subsequent stimulation with sincalide produced GB EF of 99%. A similar case previously reported also showed normal unexpected GB EF that predicted similar post-sincalide GB EF. These examples support what should be evident: A normal unexpected GB EF is a sufficient evidence for a normal GB function and should obviate need for sincalide stimulation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 394-396 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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