Painless lithotripsy by flashlamp-excited dye laser for impacted biliary stones: An experimental and clinical study

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 455-458

  Watanabe, Yuji ^a   Sato, Motomichi ^a   Tokui, Kazuyoshi ^a   Nezu, Kenji ^a   Shiraishi, Shuichi ^a   Sato, Koichi ^a   Kawachi, Kanji ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flashlamp excited dye laser; Lithotripsy; Pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034131093     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750008763     Document Type: Article

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