Evaluation of surgical outcomes and gallbladder characteristics in patients with biliary dyskinesia.

Introduction: This study was designed to compare symptomatic outcomes following cholecystectomy in patients with biliary dyskinesia.

Materials And Methods: From 1999 to 2006 at New York University Medical Center, 197 adults underwent hepatobiliary scintigraphy with cholecystokinin administration to evaluate gallbladder ejection fraction (GBEF). Biliary dyskinesia was demonstrated in 120 patients based on decreased GBEF of
Results: The results of this study suggest that biliary dyskinesia should be considered as part of the spectrum of symptomatic gallbladder disease that can be successfully treated with cholecystectomy and that biliary dyskinesia is associated with GERD and gastritis.