biliary dyskinesis

biliary dyskinesia

An idiopathic disorder of bile motility linked to structural and/or functional abnormalities of Oddi’s sphincter, usually understood to mean increased sphincter pressure. It may cause recurrent abdominal pain in middle-aged women after cholecystectomy, even in absence of clinical evidence of biliary or pancreatic disease.

Management
Cholecystectomy.

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biliary dyskinesis

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction Gastroenterology An idiopathic syndrome linked to structural and/or functional abnormalities of Oddi's sphincter; it may cause recurrent abdominal pain in middle-aged ♀ after cholecystectomy, even in absence of objective evidence of biliary or pancreatic disease. See ERCP.

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