Cholecystography - Cholecystography

Japanese: 胆囊造影 - たんのうぞうえい（英語表記）cholecystography

Also called cholangiography. A type of X-ray examination to detect abnormalities in the gallbladder and pancreas. A contrast agent is discharged or injected into the bile duct or gallbladder to observe their shape and function and diagnose diseases of the biliary tract and pancreas. The indirect method involves having the patient take the contrast agent orally (called the oral method) or intravenously, and then waiting for the contrast agent to be discharged from the liver into the biliary tract before taking an X-ray. The oral method is the simplest method, in which an iodine contrast agent such as telepaque or biloptin is taken the night before the examination and the image is taken the next morning.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

胆道造影ともいう。胆囊や膵臓などの異常をみつけるためのX線検査の一つ。造影剤を，胆管，胆囊内に排出させるか，注入することにより，その形や機能を観察し，胆道や膵臓の病気を診断する方法である。造影剤を服用させるか(これを経口法という)，静脈注射したのち，肝臓から胆道に造影剤が排出されるのを待って，X線撮影を行う方法を間接法という。経口法は，検査前夜にテレパーク，ビロプチンのようなヨード造影剤をのみ，翌朝撮影を行う，最も簡便な方法である。

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