Milk of calcium bile
| Autor: | Bruce W. Trotman, Edward C. Raffensperger, Sonya Naryshkin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Cholecystography medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element Gallbladder Diseases Calcium Gastroenterology Calcium Carbonate Internal medicine medicine Bile Humans Cholecystectomy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Gallbladder Hepatology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Biliary tract Cystic duct Abdomen Female business |
| Zdroj: | Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 32:1051-1055 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2568 0163-2116 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf01297198 |
| Popis: | Milk of calcium bile is a rare disorder in which the gallbladder lumen is filled with a semisolid radiopaque material composed primarily of calcium carbonate. The etiology is unknown, although gallbladder stasis is believed to be a prerequisite. We report a case of milk of calcium bile in which preexisting gallbladder stasis was retrospectively evaluated by reviewing plain abdominal films and by using iodide as a marker for retained contrast. This latter approach was validated by demonstrating that obstructed gallbladders do not physiologically sequester iodide and that following oral cholecystography functioning gallbladders do not retain significant iodide for prolonged periods. In the case described, we propose that gallbladder stasis was present as long as 2 1/2 years prior to the diagnosis of milk of calcium bile. |
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