Gallbladder contractility in patients with cirrhotic versus malignant ascites

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Sari R., Yildirim B., Sevinc A., Bahceci F., Hilmioglu F.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.30, no.8, pp.477-480, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 30 Issue: 8
• Publication Date: 2002
• Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.10108
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.477-480
• Keywords: ascites, gallbladder wall thickening, gallbladder, contractility, ultrasonography, cirrhosis, malignancy, WALL, HEPATITIS, PATTERNS, DISEASE
• Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in gallbladder contractility by measuring gallbladder wall thickness, fasting and residual gallbladder volume, and gallbladder ejection fraction in patients with cirrhotic and malignant ascites.