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Background Cholecystectomy is a common operation, increasingly performed, in the USA, for “functional gall bladder disorder” (FGBD). Outcomes of these surgeries are uncertain. In planning a study of FGBD, we needed to define the best outcome measures. Methods We sought the opinions of patients (52 with FGBD and 100 with stones for comparison) coming to cholecystectomy. They were asked to respond...
The concept that motor disorders of the gallbladder, cystic duct, and sphincter of Oddi can cause painful syndromes is attractive and popular, at least in the United States. However, the results of commonly performed ablative treatments (eg, cholecystectomy and sphincterotomy) are not uniformly good. The predictive value of tests that are often used to diagnose dysfunction (eg, dynamic gallbladder...
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