Enhanced dissolution of gallstone by combining ethanol with two commonly used cholelitholytic solvents

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 26, 1999, Pages 758-761

  Lim, Mei Yeut ^c   Chou, Tse Chuan ^c   Lin, Xi Zhang ^a,b   Chen, Chiung Yu ^a   Shiesh, Shu Chu ^a   Ling, Tzong Rong ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cholelitholysis; Dissolution of gallstone; EDTA; Ethanol; MTBE

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; EDETATE SODIUM; SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLESTEROL STONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE DISSOLUTION; HUMAN; MISCIBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY;

CHOLAGOGUES AND CHOLERETICS; CHOLELITHIASIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EDETIC ACID; ETHANOL; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SOLVENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032957394     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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