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Health Encyclopedia: Gall Bladder Radionuclide Scan
Radionuclide - gallbladder; Gallbladder scan; Biliary scan; Cholescintigraphy
What the risks are
There is a small risk to pregnant or nursing mothers, because the fetus or small child has a greater sensitivity to radioactive chemicals. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the scan will be delayed.
The amount of radiation is small (less than that of a conventional x-ray) and is virtually gone from the body within 1 or 2 days. With increased num...
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Health Guide
Gallbladder removal
Gallbladder removal is surgery to remove the gallbladder. The surgery is usually done if the organ is inflamed or obstructed, if gallstones are causing pancreatitis, or if cancer... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Treatment
Acute pain from gallstones and gallbladder disease is usually treated in the hospital, where diagnostic procedures are performed to rule out other conditions and complications. There are... Read more »Acute cholecystitis (Gallstones)
...Cholecystitis - acute Treatment Although cholecystitis may clear up on its own, surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is usually needed when inflammation continues or... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Surgery
SurgeryThe gallbladder is not an essential organ, and even today, only surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) guarantees that the patient will not suffer a recurrence of gallstones.... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prognosis
...symptoms can develop:In most cases of obstruction, the stones block the cystic duct, which leads from the gallbladder to the common bile duct. This can cause pain (biliary colic), infection and... Read more »Images
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