Long-term evaluation of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for cholesterol gallstones

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 93-99

  Tsumita, Reiko ^a   Sugiura, Nobuyuki ^a   Abe, Asami ^a   Ebara, Masaaki ^a   Saisho, Hiromitsu ^a   Tsuchiya, Yukihiro ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Health Insurance Ohami Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary symptoms; Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Gallstones; Stone recurrence

Indexed keywords

URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GALLSTONE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 0035145530     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02363.x     Document Type: Article

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