학술논문
Delay in gallbladder emptying during the perimenopausal period
Document Type
other
Author
Source
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. September 2000 33(9)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0100-879X
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.