Endoscopic laser lithotripsy for complicated bile duct stones. Is cholangioscopic guidance necessary?

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-140

  Jakobs, Ralf ^a   Pereira Lima, Julio C ^b,c   Schuch, Aline W ^b   Pereira Lima, Lucas F ^b   Eickhoff, Axel ^a   Riemann, Juergen F ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy, laparoscopic; Gallstones; Lithotripsy, laser; Sphincterotomy, endoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 35648934532     PISSN: 00042803     EISSN: 16784219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032007000200010     Document Type: Article

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