GALLBLADDER DYSKINESIA AND MANOMETRY OF T HE SPHINCTER OF ODDI

Sphincter of Oddi activity partly regulates bile flow into the small i ntestine. This regulation is mainly controlled by phasic contractions and basal tone of the sphincter, together with gallbladder contraction . Manometric studies of the sphincter have permitted a better understa nding of its physiological role and implication in biliary diskinesia symptoms. Motility abnormalities of Oddi's sphincter present classical ly as bouts of recurrent pain and/or idiopatic pancreatitis, that can be successfully cured by endoscopic sphincterotomy.