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A diagnostic technique for acalculous cholecystitis. 1976

T W Adams, and E G Foxley

Routine oral cholecystography with Telepaque frequently will show normal visualization of the gallbladder in the presence of acalculous cholecystitis and cholesterolosis. Roentgenograms of the abdomen that show persistent opacification of the gallbladder 36 hours after the administration of Telepaque are suggestive of cholecystic disease. Twenty-six patients with previously normal cholecystograms but with continuing symptoms of biliary tract disease were studied with 24 hour delayed films of the gallbladder. All had persistent visualization of the gallbladder, and all had diseased gallbladders verified at operation and by pathologic examination.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007480	Iopanoic Acid	Radiopaque medium used as diagnostic aid.	Iodopanoic Acid,Cholevid,Iopagnost,Polognost,Telepaque,Acid, Iodopanoic,Acid, Iopanoic
D002764	Cholecystitis	Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.	Empyema, Gallbladder,Gallbladder Inflammation,Empyema, Gall Bladder,Gall Bladder Empyema,Gallbladder Empyema,Inflammation, Gallbladder
D002765	Cholecystography	Radiography of the gallbladder after ingestion of a contrast medium.	Cholecystographies
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005704	Gallbladder	A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.	Gallbladders
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man