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If an ultrasound test result says " the gallbladder is physiologically distended " what does it mean?

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Dr. Jeffrey Widmeyer answered

Specializes in Surgery - Vascular

Likely normal: That ultrasound reading may be a normal finding. If symptoms of gallbladder disease persist, further testing may be helpful. A nuclear cholangiogram can sometimes show if the gallbladder is emptying properly, or if it has signs of obstruction that are not clear on the ultrasound.

Answered 8/2/2018

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Dr. Cristin Dickerson answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

It is normal: If abnormal might be contracted (not distended) as in chronic cholecystitis or dilated in the setting of bile duct obstruction.

Answered 7/8/2018

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