For some people, a watch-and-wait approach (a period of observation in which no treatment is given) might be used for gallbladder sludge. This is especially true if there aren't any symptoms ...

For all six children with gallbladder sludge, EST and endoscopic nasobiliary drainage were initially performed and sludge was noted during EST in all children (Fig. 2). The disappearance of ...

We believe that empiric cholecystectomy is a reasonable treatment option in such patients ... bile analysis for the detection of biliary sludge and microlithiasis. The demand for therapy becomes ...