The Epidemiological Observation of Gall Bladder Disease by the Oral Cholecystography

Abstract

A mass-examination on the oral cholecystography was performed to study the prevalence of an abnormal cholecystogram and its associated condition in apparently healthy subjects. For this, in addition to routine radiological examinations, liver function tests, glucose tolerance test, determination of serum cholesterol level and serum alkaline phosphatase level, blood pressure determination and electrocardiography were performed simultaneously.
As a result, it was found that the reexaminaiton was recommendable in cases of non-visualized or poorly visualized gall bladder in the oral cholecystography. It was also observed that abnormal cholecystograms are closely associated with obesity or thinnes, and operated stomach.
Furthermore, those with impaired GTT, hypertension or abnormal EGG indicated high incidence of abnormal cholecystogram, especially poorly visualized, enlarged or hypofunctional gall bladder.