Abnormal Hida With Absence of Gallstones.... Posted: 04-19-06 08:09am
I am a 33 year old woman with right upper
quadrant pain and middle upper abdomen
pressure and persistent nausea. This has
been occurring over the last 18 months
with the worst being the last 2 weeks.
My pcp suspected a gallbladder problem and
sent me for a hida scan which showed an
abnormal ejection fraction of 18% and
possible stricture of the common bile
duct. My ultrasound was negative for
gallstones. Now I am seeing a gastro,
who finally after 6 months is suspicious
of gallbladder disease or stones in my
common bile duct. My upper endoscopy and
colonoscopy were normal. My bloodwork
has revealed crohn's disease, which has
been confirmed with more bloodwork. I am
seeing a surgeon tomorrow and am scheduled
to have an endoscopic ultrasound next
week. I feel like I have suffered with
this too long and am hoping the surgeon
will recommend removal of my gallbladder.
Has anyone out there had similar
symptoms?
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Mikey1970
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Louisiana
Abnormal Hida, No Stones Posted: 04-28-06 23:40pm
It is not all that uncommon to have an
abnormal ejection fraction and no stones.
It is chronic acalculus cholecystitis.
Crohn's disease further complicates the
diagnosis. If a narcotic pain medicine
(for example, morphine) was given within 8
hours of the ejection fraction study, the
result may be falsely low.
