Ultrasonographic Study of Kinetics of Gallbladder Contraction According to Food Intake
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to elucidate one aspect of the physiological function of gallbladder by examining the kinetics of contraction after intake of low or high-calorie food. As a preliminary study, ten healthy male adults were fasted for 24 hours, and the gallbladders were examined using an abdominal ultrasound. The gallbladder had the smallest area at 8:00 hours and then shows gradual relaxation. From 12:00 to 18:00 hours was plateau. Based on these results, we conducted the study between 12:00 and 18:00 hours. In the low-calorie (270kcal) intake group (n=31), food intake caused very little contraction of the gallbladder. In the high-calorie (673 kcal) intake group (n=31), marked contraction was observed 2 hours after food intake and was followed by gradual relaxation. Low-calorie food intake group was very little contraction of the gallbladder. Therefore, it seems not so strong influence on physiological function of gallbladder.
Authors and Affiliations
Pradeep Bansal, Nupur Arora, Sameer R Verma, Shakti Bansal, Nidhi Tyagi
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- EP ID EP548467
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.6.014
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