question for those familiar w/gallstone panc.

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Wondering if I could get some first hand insight on gallbladder

pancreatitis.

After my husband second attack, they did an ultrasound of his

gallbladder. Gallstones run in his family, on both sides.

It showed a " very tiny " dialation of the duct with " a little sludge "

in the gallbladder.

I've read that sludge can indeed cause a backup in the bile duct;

enought to cause an acute attack of Pancreatitis.

They did an ultrasound this last time and said it was " negative " ,

but I don't have an details yet.

Question: For those of you who are knowlegable on the gallbladder

issue.....can sludge or stone pass and be gone by the time they do

an ultrasound, with little to no indication that anything had been

there? They waited 2 1/2 days after the attack to do it.

The last time they waited over 1 month.

thanks again.