I am a young female (we'll say under the
age of 21) with upper right quadrant pain,
nausea, vomiting, etc. Ultrasound came
back unremarkable for gallbladder
problems. I had a disida scan done and
was just told that my ejection fraction
came back as 0%. How common is this? Is
there any explanation as to why my
gallbladder would totally stop
functioning? If I chose to hold off on
surgery for a few weeks, would I suffer
from any extremely detrimental long-term
effects?
Thank you!
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Mikey1970
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Louisiana
Disida Result Question Posted: 04-28-06 23:16pm
Causes of a 0% ejection fraction...
1. A sick gallbladder. As long as
you're feeling ok, it can wait. But it
may need to come out soon.
2. Narcotic pain medicine, especially
morphine taken within 8 hours of having
the disida scan will likely cause a
falsely low ejection fraction.
3. Radionuclide in the bile ducts and
bowel near the gallbladder can cause a
false reading. This effect can be
worsened by patient movement during the
scan. Even the most subtle wiggle can
throw off the results.
