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ABSENT GALL BLADDER ON ORAL CHOLECYSTOGRAM |
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radiographic medium not absorbed: |
patient did not ingest oral contrast medium vomiting or diarrhoea |
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radiographic medium not concentrated in gall bladder: |
decreased liver function (bilirubin > 30 umol/l)cystic duct obstruction diseased gall bladder mucosa Dublin-Johnson syndrome |
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true absence of gall bladder: |
cholecystectomy congenital absence [very rare] |
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