Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of gallstones: 20th anniversary of the first treatment

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 525-527

  Paumgartner, Gustav ^a   Sauter, Gerd H ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ESWL; Gallbladder stones; Non invasive option

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID;

BILE DUCT STONE; CALCIFICATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER EMPTYING; GALLBLADDER FUNCTION; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LIVER HEMATOMA; PAIN; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GALLSTONES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; PATIENT SELECTION; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17844398535     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200505000-00009     Document Type: Review

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