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"Functional gallbladder disorder (FGBD), AKA biliary dyskinesia (BD), refers to biliary pain due to motility disturbance of the gallbladder without gallstones, biliary sludge, microlithiasis or microcrystals."

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"Patients commonly present with recurrent episodic biliary pain, typically described as right upper quadrant or epigastric pain that can radiate to the back or right shoulder. The pain can be associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating. Episodes typically last for between 30 minutes to six hours. An association with meals, particularly fatty meals, is common but not always a feature 1,2. There are usually normal results for common laboratory investigations for workup of biliary pain, including bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, and lipase."

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"Patients commonly present with recurrent episodic biliary pain, typically described as right upper quadrant or epigastric pain that can radiate to the back or right shoulder. The pain can be associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating. Episodes typically last for between 30 minutes to six hours. An association with meals, particularly fatty meals, is common but not always a feature 1,2. There are usually normal results for common laboratory investigations for workup of biliary pain, including bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, and lipase."

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"Patients commonly present with recurrent episodic biliary pain, typically described as right upper quadrant or epigastric pain that can radiate to the back or right shoulder. The pain can be associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating. Episodes typically last for between 30 minutes to six hours. An association with meals, particularly fatty meals, is common but not always a feature 1,2. There are usually normal results for common laboratory investigations for workup of biliary pain, including bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, and lipase."

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"The disorder has been or is known by several other names, including gallbladder dysfunction, gallbladder dyskinesia, gallbladder dysmotility, and cystic duct syndrome."

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"The disorder has been or is known by several other names, including gallbladder dysfunction, gallbladder dyskinesia, gallbladder dysmotility, and cystic duct syndrome."

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"The disorder has been or is known by several other names, including gallbladder dysfunction, gallbladder dyskinesia, gallbladder dysmotility, and cystic duct syndrome."

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"The disorder has been or is known by several other names, including gallbladder dysfunction, gallbladder dyskinesia, gallbladder dysmotility, and cystic duct syndrome."

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"Functional gallbladder disorder (FGBD), AKA biliary dyskinesia (BD), refers to biliary pain due to motility disturbance of the gallbladder without gallstones, biliary sludge, microlithiasis or microcrystals."

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"Patients commonly present with recurrent episodic biliary pain, typically described as right upper quadrant or epigastric pain that can radiate to the back or right shoulder. The pain can be associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating. Episodes typically last for between 30 minutes to six hours. An association with meals, particularly fatty meals, is common but not always a feature 1,2. There are usually normal results for common laboratory investigations for workup of biliary pain, including bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, and lipase."

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"Patients commonly present with recurrent episodic biliary pain, typically described as right upper quadrant or epigastric pain that can radiate to the back or right shoulder. The pain can be associated with nausea, vomiting and sweating. Episodes typically last for between 30 minutes to six hours. An association with meals, particularly fatty meals, is common but not always a feature 1,2. There are usually normal results for common laboratory investigations for workup of biliary pain, including bilirubin, ALT, ALP, GGT, and lipase."

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"diagnosis of exclusion in patients with biliary pain; firstly exclude other causes"

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