Gallbladder Volume Indicated for Gallbladder Dysmotility

Gallbladder Volume Indicated for Gallbladder Dysmotility

Gallbladder Volume in Sikkimese Population.

Background Gall bladder volume can have clinical and therapeutic implications and possibly affect certain pathophysiological mechanisms of many diseases affecting the gallbladder including gall stones. Objective The objective of the study was to establish baseline indices of gallbladder volume for the Sikkimese population and determine its correlation with age, sex and Body Mass Index. Method A...

Sonographic measurement of gallbladder volume.

Sonographic images of the gallbladder enable satisfactory approximation of gallbladder volume using the sum-of-cylinders method. The sum-of-cylinder measurements, however, are moderately cumbersome and time consuming to perform. In this investigation, in vitro and in vivo testing was done to determine that a simple ellipsoid method applied to sonographic gallbladder images yields reasonable vol...

Validation of the Methods Estimating Gallbladder Volume

The in vivo and in vitro experiments were performed on forty dogs to assess the accuracy and to compare three methods estimating gallbladder (GB) volume. During in vivo experiments, fasting GB volumes in normal dogs were compared with dogs exhibiting GB wall thickness. Another group of dogs with the GB shapes resembling the ellipsoid was studied in vivo and in vitro. First, the ellipsoid method...

Melatonin: A therapeutic potential for the neurohormone in gallbladder disorders

In humans, N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine (melatonin), a neurohormone widely found in plants and animal sources, is synthesized from serotonin primarily by the pineal gland. However, it it is also produced in a number of other areas, e.g. the gastrointestinal tract. Melatonin regulates various biological and physiologic body functions and its role in the regulation of circadian rhythms, particula...