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What does it mean when the HIDA scan shows your gallbladder to be working only 23%?
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What kind of symptoms are you having that made you have the HIDA scan done?
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846933 tn?1239120360
so your gallbladder should be working atleast 35%
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It means that for some reason your gallbladder isn't pumping bile out as it should (at least 35%). Possible causes are many, so you should discuss the details with your doctor. The condition is known as "gallbladder dyskinesia", also commonly referred to as "biliary dyskinesia".
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