Laser lithotripsy of difficult bile duct stones: Results in 60 patients using a rhodamine 6G dye laser with optical stone tissue detection system

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 823-829

  Hochberger, J ^a,c   Bayer, J ^a   May, A ^a   Muhldorfer S ^a   Maiss, J ^a   Hahn, E G ^a   Ell, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HSK Wiesbaden ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bile duct stones; Cholangioscopy; Endoscopic therapy; Laser lithotripsy; Lithotripsy methods; Stone tissue discrimination system

Indexed keywords

RHODAMINE 6G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; CHOLANGITIS; DYE LASER; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOBILIA; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICS; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0031736124     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.6.823     Document Type: Article

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