[Influence of somatovisceral reflexes activation (TENS) on gallblader emptying in chole-lithiasis patients].

There have been several reports describing impact of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on bile emptying. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of somatovisceral reflex excitation by TENS on gallbladder emptying in patients with cholelithiasis using hepatocholescintigraphy TENS induced somatovisceral reflexes that decrease the gallbladder ejection rate. Relaxation of the gallbladder and bile ducts emptying seem to be related to the reciprocal reflexes dampened by inflammation associated cholelithiasis.