"Gallbladder Emptying" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A process whereby bile is delivered from the gallbladder into the duodenum. The emptying is caused by both contraction of the gallbladder and relaxation of the sphincter mechanism at the choledochal terminus.
| Descriptor ID |
D016473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.345
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| Concept/Terms |
Gallbladder Emptying- Gallbladder Emptying
- Emptying, Gallbladder
- Gall Bladder Emptying
- Emptying, Gall Bladder
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gallbladder Emptying" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of role of bile flow patterns in process of in vitro stent occlusion. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Dec; 47(12):2691-5.
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Intraventricular pressure dynamics in ventriculocholecystic shunting: a telemetric study. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2001 Feb; 34(2):73-6.
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Gallbladder emptying determines early gallstone clearance after shock-wave lithotripsy. Gastroenterology. 1994 Nov; 107(5):1496-502.
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Gallbladder emptying is an important factor in fragment disappearance after shock wave lithotripsy. J Hepatol. 1993 Jan; 17(1):62-6.