Delay in gallbladder emptying during the perimenopausal period
Braz. j. med. biol. res
;
33(9): 1037-40, Sept. 2000.
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-267968
ABSTRACT
A pilot study has ascribed an important role in gallbladder motility and emptying to the perimenopausal period. To assess the effect of this period on gallbladder emptying and cholelithogenesis, 25 women in the perimenopausal period without gallbladder disease were submitted to cholangiography and two ultrasound exams. The time for gallbladder emptying and the presence of cholelithiasis were assessed. All patients presented a delay in gallbladder emptying with no relationship to the pre- or postmenopausal period. This finding was not related to lithogenesis. Gallbladder emptying time is longer during the perimenopausal period
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Cholelithiasis
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Gallbladder Emptying
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Premenopause
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Journal subject:
Biology
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Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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