Ultrasonographic evaluation of gallbladder dysfunction in patients with functional dyspepsia

The study aims to observe the gallbladder emptying in patients with functional dyspepsia, by means of ultrasonographic method described by Dodd et al. We measured the corelation between symptoms and presence of gallbladder dysfunction after a solid meal. Study also aims to evaluate the influence of Helicobacter pylori infection on gallbladder motility. Gallbladder and gastric evacuation were analized for identiffication of coordination problems between gastric and biliary motility. 21 patients with functional dyspepsia, admitted in Medical Clinic No 3, Cluj-Napoca between april and august 2007 as well as a contr…