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difficulty diagnosing gallbladder wall thickening USING ULTRASOUND???

Posted by civility @civility, Sep 4, 2016

I have had 2 radiologists'contradicting reports.One noted a minimal gallbladder wall thickening .The other radiologist found the parietal walls normal.My blood tests are normal.Fatty food does not trigger any pain .First, I saw the radiologist because i suffer from the 6th subluxed rib on the right side.Any help, plz

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joannem | @joannem | Sep 19, 2016
In reply to @joannem "My doc says there is an additional exam to have if the ultra sound shows no..." + (show)
@joannem

My doc says there is an additional exam to have if the ultra sound shows no problem. I do not know the name of it, but somehow they cause the gall bladder to think you have just eaten while they watch the reaction to the gall bladder secreting bile.

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You will have to ask your doc about it. I can't have it cause I have gall stones. All that I can remember is it is a test that administer if the the ultrasound does not show any problems

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xottawan | @xottawan | Sep 20, 2016

That test might be a HIDA scan, which is performed in a nuclear medicine lab (often found together with radiology in a department of diagnostic imaging). This test not only takes an image of the gallbladder but measures the completeness of emptying of the organ.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Sep 20, 2016

Here is further information about the HIDA scan from Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hida-scan/home/ovc-20200578

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