Physical laws of cholesterol gallstone fragmentation

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 234-241

  Neubrand, M ^a,c   Greinwald, I ^a   Lobentanzer, H ^b   Paumgartner, G ^a   Hermeking, H ^b   Sauerbruch, T ^a,c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Dornier MedTech GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

energy; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; gallstones; physical properties

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL STONE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 0030890242     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1997.990648.x     Document Type: Article

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