#340 Gallbladder Disease

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science, Higher Education, Education

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Help your patients navigate gallbladder disease, including asymptomatic stones, incidental polyps, and uncomplicated cholecystitis. Dr. Rahul Pannala (@RahulPannala) talks us through how to diagnose biliary colic, what imaging to order, and what to anticipate for potential post-cholecystectomy complications (eg persistent pain or diarrhea). Feel confident in sending the right patients for cholecystectomy!

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Show Segments

Intro, disclaimer, guest bio
Guest one-liner
Case from Kashlak; Definitions
Typical biliary pain
Imaging for cholelithiasis
Treatment for symptomatic gallstones
Post-cholecystectomy diarrhea and pain
Inpatient management of cholecystitis
Advanced imaging- HIDA scans and MRCP
Incidental gallbladder findings
Outro

Credits

Producer, Writer, Show Notes: Molly Heublein, MD
Infographic/Cover Art: Lyan Chang
Hosts: Molly Heublein, MD, Nora Taranto, MD; Paul Williams MD, FACP
Associate Editor: Leah Witt, MD
Showrunner: Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Technical Production: PodPaste
Audio Engineer for this live episode: Chris Chiu, MD
Guest: Rahul Pannala, MD

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1:12.5	Welcome back to the Curbsiders. I'm Dr. Paul Williams. I am joined by my co-host tonight,
1:16.9	Dr. Molly Hoybine and Dr. Nora Tronto. Molly, how are you? I'm doing great, Paul. Thank you.
1:22.3	And Nora, how are you doing? Really well. Great. Commencing solid good talk. This really captures
1:27.6	the chemistry of you here on the rest of the episode. Which is where we talk to the great Dr.
1:32.0	Rahul Panala about the management of gall bladder disease, his workup and approach, and how he goes
1:37.1	from diagnosis to actual management. In just a moment I'll let Dr. Molly Hoybine tell us all about
1:41.6	our guests and a little bit more about the topic. But before we do that Nora, will you remind the
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