Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and ursodiol versus ursodiol alone in the treatment of gallstones

Gastroenterology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 311-316

  Ertan, Atilla ^a   Hernandez, Richard E ^a   Campeau, Richard J ^a   Geshner, John R ^a   Litwin, Martin S ^a  

^a Sect of Gastroenterol and Hepatol   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANALGESIA; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

EID: 0026749851     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(92)91128-Q     Document Type: Article

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