Management of difficult common bile duct stones

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 623-634

  Hochberger, J ^a   Tex, S ^a   Maiss, J ^a   Hahn, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM; RHODAMINE 6G;

BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEALTH CENTER; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL RISK; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; YAG LASER;

EID: 0344845391     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-5157(03)00102-8     Document Type: Review

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