Disease relevance of Cholecystography

• Tyropanoate cholecystography and reversible renal failure [1].
• Because the efficacy of cholecystokinin cholecystography in the detection of chronic acalculous cholecystitis remains in doubt, the procedure is rarely used in clinical practice [2].
• Acute thrombocytopenia following oral cholecystography with iopanoic acid [3].
• Although hematological reactions due to iopanoic acid are very rare, it would be wise to question patients regarding any preceding drug-induced purpura before proceeding with oral cholecystography [3].

High impact information on Cholecystography

• Normal findings in oral and cholecystokinin cholecystography [4].
• All subjects were studied by oral cholecystography, and their height, weight, blood glucose, cholesterol, and other parameters were measured [5].
• A dose (3 g) of sodium ipodate used routinely in oral cholecystography caused a fall in serum 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine and a rise in serum 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine in three patients taking thyroxine (T4), four euthyroid subjects,and four hyperthyroid patients [6].
• Changes in circulating iodothyronines in euthyroid and hyperthyroid subjects given ipodate (Oragrafin), an agent for oral cholecystography [6].
• Following oral cholecystography 35 patients received intramuscular sincalide in one of two dosages, 18 patients received intravenous sincalide, and six patients were given intramuscular placebo [7].

Biological context of Cholecystography

• The diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory workup which included normal liver histology and oral cholecystography and typical sulfobromophthalein excretion curve [8].

Anatomical context of Cholecystography

• It is concluded that in some individuals with continuing symptoms suggesting gallbladder disease but normal oral cholecystograms, cholecystokinin cholecystography may be helpful in identifying physiologic dysfunction of the gallbladder [9].
• The use of intramuscular sincalide 400 ng/kg intramuscular is an effective and convenient adjunct to oral cholecystography when significant gallbladder contraction and visualization of the common bile duct is desired [10].
• Six patients who had retained Telepaque in the stomach or duodenum at oral cholecystography are described here [11].

Associations of Cholecystography with chemical compounds

• By contrast, 7 days after oral cholecystography serum thyroxine had risen consistently by 22% with a concomittant rise of the free thyroxine, while triiodothyronine declined by 15% [12].
• The effect of fasting on gallbladder opacification during oral cholecystography was studied in 10 normal volunteers using 2 oral cholecystographic agents, iopanoic acid and sodium tryopanoate [13].
• A new one-day medication schedule for single-visit oral cholecystography is described, using both Telepaque (iopanoic acid) tablets and Oragrafin Sodium (sodium ipodate) capsules [14].
• Oral cholecystography following the ingestion of 4.5 g of sodium tyropanoate (Bilopaque) was performed in 1,053 patients [15].
• Only 7 cases were definitely diagnosed preoperatively: 3 by 131I rose bengal scanning, 2 by intravenous cholangiography, 1 by oral cholecystography, and 1 by 99mTc sulfur colloid scanning followed by angiography [16].

Gene context of Cholecystography

• 2X magnification employing a 200-mu focal spot and an Alpha 8-XM screen/film system was applied to oral cholecystography and the results compared with those for the conventional contact technique with the Par-RP system [17].
• The charts of all cholecystectomy patients at the White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, from January 1977 to December 1979 were reviewed; of 374 patients, 76 had had both abdominal ultrasound scan and oral cholecystography performed preoperatively [18].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Cholecystography

• In a double-blind study, 40 mg of papaverine (Group I) or the same amount of placebo (1.0 ml of physiological saline, Group II)was injected intravenously in 19 patients to study the effect of papaverine on the contractility of the gallbladder in connection with routine oral cholecystography [19].

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