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A member asked:
Is it possible to have abnormal hida scan, but watch diet and live a normal healthy life without having gallbladder removed?
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Yes: A radionuclide scan (hida, pipida) is a study of the function and emptying of the gallbladder. We typically think of abnormal results as less than 35 or 40%; however, I have seen many patients with bilary pain with "normal" results as well as patients with abnormal results but essentially no symptoms. The best place for hida is in concert with other tests (blood, u/s, physical exam.
Answered 8/11/2018
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Possible: However, unlikely--avoid an emergent situation.
Answered 4/18/2013
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Yes: If the abnormality is a lower ejection fraction on the cck portion of a hepatobiliary (hida) scan. However, if the abnormality is a failure to fill the gallbladder, the possibility of an impacted stone increases, which can be an urgent situation. See your doctor to determine just what was abnormal about the hepatobiliary scan.
Answered 5/22/2013
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