Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Diagnosed and Treated by Mercy’s Top Doctors
Dr. Paul Thuluvath, Dr. Anurag Maheshwari and Dr. Hwan Yoo at The Center for Liver and Hepatobiliary Diseases at Mercy diagnose and treat sphincter of oddi dysfunction. Patients from the Baltimore Metropolitan region come to our doctors for their expertise and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of liver and hepatobiliary diseases, including sphincter of oddi dysfunction.
Risk factors for developing sphincter of oddi dysfunction include having had the gallbladder removed and being a woman in middle age.
Symptoms of sphincter of oddi dysfunction include:
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Chills
Since most of the symptoms of sphincter of oddi dysfunction are the same as other digestive diseases, tests are conducted to rule out other possible conditions. When sphincter of oddi dysfunction is the suspected cause of the symptoms, a sphincter of oddi manometry is performed to measure how well the sphincter of oddi is functioning.