Oral cholecystogram

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Cholecystitis, CT scan

Cholecystitis, cholangiogram

Cholecystolithiasis

Gallbladder

Cholecystogram

Overview

Risks

Results

Oral cholecystogram

Alternative Names:

X-ray - gallbladder; Gallbladder series; OCG; Gallbladder x-ray

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may show gallstones, tumors, inflammation, and cholesterol polyps (a benign, non-cancerous, tumor growing from the mucous membrane).

Additional conditions under which the test may be performed include the following:

Review Date: 1/24/2005
Reviewed By: Jeffrey J. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.R., Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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