Many things: Liver function, bile ducts, gall bladder, and bowel.Hida mimics bile excretion in body.Obstructions to duct of gall bladder, main bile duct, spasm of sphincter where bile duct enters duodenum.Cystic dilatations or outpouchings of common bile duct called choledochal cysts.In infants, lack of bile ducts or biliary atresia. Sometimes bowel obstruction or malrotation.Duodenogastric reflux/bile gastritis.
Answered 12/29/2013
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HIDA: Hida scan looks for cystic duct obstruction (acute cholecystitis) or common bile duct obstruction. Sometimes gallbladder ejection fraction is calculated during hida if cck is given. Ejection fraction can provide information about appropriate gallbladder contraction and shed light on chronic problems such as chronic cholecystitis.
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