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[Hydrops of the gallbladder]. 1980

A Scheidegger, and R Preisig, and H Stirnemann

Of 739 cholecystectomies carried out from 1971 to 1978, 40 cases revealed intraoperatively a hydrops of the gallbladder. This hydrops was caused in all cases by a stone located in the gallbladder neck or the cystic duct. In 37 cases, the gallbladder contents were examined: clear "white bile" was present in 29 (78%); this was always very viscous. With one exception, all biles were found to be sterile. The pressure in the gallbladder averaged 61.5 cm saline, ranging from 15 to 115 cm. The osmolality of bile was on the average 295 mosmol/kg, thus being roughly isotonic with blood. In three cases, where chemical analysis of the bile was perfomed, bilirubin-, bile salts, cholesterol-, phospholipids, and protein-content were reduced to non-measurable amounts or to concentrations below 1 mg%. It is suggested that the mucosal inflammation following the obstruction to bile flow leads to disturbances in reabsorptive processes, secretion of mucous and a subsequent increase in intraluminal pressure.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009092	Mucous Membrane	An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.	Lamina Propria,Mucosa,Mucosal Tissue,Muscularis Mucosae,Mucous Membranes,Membrane, Mucous,Membranes, Mucous,Mucosae, Muscularis,Mucosal Tissues,Propria, Lamina,Tissue, Mucosal,Tissues, Mucosal
D002763	Cholecystectomy	Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.	Cholecystectomies
D002769	Cholelithiasis	Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).	Gallstone Disease,Cholelithiases,Gallstone Diseases
D004487	Edema	Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE.	Dropsy,Hydrops,Anasarca
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
D005705	Gallbladder Diseases	Diseases of the GALLBLADDER. They generally involve the impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, neoplasms, or other diseases.	Gall Bladder Diseases,Bladder Disease, Gall,Bladder Diseases, Gall,Disease, Gall Bladder,Disease, Gallbladder,Diseases, Gall Bladder,Diseases, Gallbladder,Gall Bladder Disease,Gallbladder Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man