"Gallbladder Emptying" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused by both contraction of the gallbladder and relaxation of the sphincter mechanism at the choledochal terminus.
| Descriptor ID |
D016473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.345
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| Concept/Terms |
Gallbladder Emptying- Gallbladder Emptying
- Emptying, Gallbladder
- Gall Bladder Emptying
- Emptying, Gall Bladder
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallbladder Emptying" by people in Profiles.
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Nakeeb A, Comuzzie AG, Al-Azzawi H, Sonnenberg GE, Kissebah AH, Pitt HA. Insulin resistance causes human gallbladder dysmotility. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Jul-Aug; 10(7):940-8; discussion 948-9.
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Goldblatt MI, Swartz-Basile DA, Al-Azzawi HH, Tran KQ, Nakeeb A, Pitt HA. Nonalcoholic Fatty gallbladder disease: the influence of diet in lean and obese mice. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Feb; 10(2):193-201.
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Graewin SJ, Kiely JM, Lee KH, Svatek CL, Nakeeb A, Pitt HA. Nonobese diabetic mice have diminished gallbladder motility and shortened crystal observation time. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Nov; 8(7):824-9; discussion 829-30.
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Tran KQ, Goldblatt MI, Swartz-Basile DA, Svatek C, Nakeeb A, Pitt HA. Diabetes and hyperlipidemia correlate with gallbladder contractility in leptin-related murine obesity. J Gastrointest Surg. 2003 Nov; 7(7):857-62; discussion 863.
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Hadigan C, Fishman SJ, Connolly LP, Treves ST, Nurko S. Stimulation with fatty meal (Lipomul) to assess gallbladder emptying in children with chronic acalculous cholecystitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2003 Aug; 37(2):178-82.
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Tran KQ, Swartz-Basile DA, Nakeeb A, Pitt HA. Gallbladder motility in agouti-yellow and leptin-resistant obese mice. J Surg Res. 2003 Jul; 113(1):56-61.