Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: Elimination of densely calcified gallstones and gallstones with calcified rims

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-312

  Uchiyama, Fujio ^a   Otsuka, Kazunari ^b   Kai, Masahiro ^a   Maeda, Yorio ^a   Higashi, Shushi ^a   Setoguchi, Toshiaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Fukuoka Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomographic attenuation values; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Radiopaque gallbladder stones

Indexed keywords

URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0034123061     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200012030-00008     Document Type: Article

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