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Cholescintigraphy: gallbladder nonvisualization secondary to neoplasm. 1981

M L Lecklitner, and P R Rosen, and M L Nusynowitz

Whereas the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis is characterized by nonvisualization of the gallbladder with Tc-99m iminodiacetic acid derivatives, nonvisualization is not specific for acute cholecystitis. The first reported case of nonvisualization of the gallbladder due to neoplasm is added to an expanding list of causes of nonvisualization other than the more frequent causes: acute and chronic cholecystitis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007098	Imino Acids	Carboxylic acids that contain an imino group (C	Amino Acids, Secondary,Acids, Secondary Amino,Secondary Amino Acids,Acids, Imino
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D002763	Cholecystectomy	Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.	Cholecystectomies
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
D003138	Common Bile Duct Neoplasms	Tumor or cancer of the COMMON BILE DUCT including the AMPULLA OF VATER and the SPHINCTER OF ODDI.
D005260	Female		Females
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
D005706	Gallbladder Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the gallbladder.	Cancer of Gallbladder,Gallbladder Cancer,Cancer of the Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Cancer,Neoplasms, Gallbladder,Bladder Cancer, Gall,Bladder Cancers, Gall,Cancer, Gall Bladder,Cancer, Gallbladder,Cancers, Gall Bladder,Cancers, Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Cancers,Gallbladder Cancers,Gallbladder Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Gallbladder