Small-volume gallbladders and decreased motility in patients with achalasia

Alagozlu, Hakan; Unal, Selahattin; KARAKAN, TARKAN; CİNDORUK, MEHMET; Ergun, Meltern

doi:10.1097/01.mcg.0000225682.52712.f7

Small-volume gallbladders and decreased motility in patients with achalasia

Alagozlu H., Unal S., KARAKAN T., CİNDORUK M., Ergun M.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.42, sa.2, ss.191-193, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225682.52712.f7
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.191-193
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim/Background: Achalasia may be associated with extraesophageal dysmotility. However, this relation is still poorly understood. In the present study, we used noninvasive real-time ultrasonography to examine the motility function of the gallbladder in the patients with achalasia.