Long-term results after successful extracorporeal gallstone lithotripsy: Outcome of the first 120 stone-free patients

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 314-317

  Janssen, J ^a   Johanns, W ^a   Weickert, U ^a   Rahmatian, M ^a   Greiner, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis therapy; Gallstone recurrence; Lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035083719     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655201750074690     Document Type: Article

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