Abstract
Mouth-to-cecum transit and serum bile acid profile after ingestion of a lactulose-labeled liquid meal (440 kcal) were measured in eight patients with gallstones and a radiologically functioning gallbladder before and three to five months after cholecystectomy and in 15 controls. In the patients mouth-to-cecum transit was longer after the operation, 87.5±18.5 (mean±sem)min vs 57.5±9.7 min (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-22 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Digestive Diseases and Sciences |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1988 |
Keywords
- bile acids
- breath test
- cholecystectomy
- gastrointestinal motility
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology