Patients who have undergone ultrasound of the internal organs are often diagnosed with an inflection of the gallbladder neck, which becomes most obvious with this type of examination.
But how is it to be treated, and is it necessary to treat it, and also what is the prognosis if the pathology is not treated? Let's try to figure it all out.
Is kink a pathology or not?
No, the kink of the gallbladder is not a pathological condition of the organ. It's just its shape. Or rather, the features of the form. And if everything is normal in the gallbladder with volume, there is no stagnation of bile, pain and some other unpleasant sensations, the doctor, describing the results of ultrasound, may not even describe this developmental feature, but only mention it in the protocol survey.
Important:kink can occur in any part of the gallbladder: the upper or lower thirds of the organ, as well as in the middle. However, most often it is located in the neck and the place of transition of the body to the bottom area.
In this way:The gallbladder of a person can have not only "kinks", but also "constrictions", and also resemble a cap in shape, while the shape of a pear is considered to be the normal form of the gallbladder.
Kink symptoms and related disorders
In most cases, kinking does not affect the functioning of the gallbladder in any way, does not disturb the outflow of bile, and has no symptoms. However, in 15-20% of the total number of patients with this feature, the contractility of the organ is still impaired. And this may well contribute (and very actively) dyskinesia of the biliary tract, that is, impaired motility of the latter.
If the bend is in the neck of the bladder, dyskinesia develops more often in a hypokinetic type. But with the bend, located in the body region, it is of the hyperkinetic type. Moreover, both conditions are manifested, as a rule, by pain in the right hypochondrium, accompanied by nausea, and even vomiting (often strong), and even bitterness in the mouth, belching, coupled with heartburn and also a change in stool.
If the kink of the gallbladder manifests itself as described above, and there is also evidence for a violation biliary outflow, you must immediately contact a therapist or immediately to a gastroenterologist for help. It will be necessary to clarify the diagnosis, and then prescribe adequate treatment.
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