Gallbladder dysfunction and biliary sludge: clinical implications and current treatment approaches

Authors: V.P. Shipulin¹, V.V. Chernyavskiy²

¹ National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L. Shupyka, Kyiv
² National Medical University named after A.A. Bogomolets, Kyiv

The article presents results of the study of the possibility of the use of ursodeoxycholic acid preparation Choludexan for the treatment of biliary sludge. It has been established that this preparation is the drug of choice for patients with the presence of bladder sedimentation and symptoms of biliary dyspepsia, stipulated by hypokinetic bladder dysfunction. Choludexan promotes the liquidation of the intrahepatic cholestasis that is confirmed by the normalization of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase levels after 30 days of therapy.

Keywords: gallbladder dysfunction, biliary sludge, treatment, ursodeoxycholic acid, Choludexan.