BILIARY MOTILITY

Motility disorders of the gastrointestinal and biliary tracts account for a significant amount of morbidity and health casts, yet they are g enerally difficult to diagnose and often frustrating to treat. Physiol ogy research and technologic improvements in tests of motility have re sulted in continued progress in medical management of these disorders. This review covers recent advances in our understanding of normal and pathologic motility of the gallbladder and sphincter of Oddi. We also summarize current recommendations on management of biliary tract dysm otility.