1993-06-04
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of biliary and pancreatic stones
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Extracorporele schokgolf lithotripsie van gal- en pancreasstenen
The aim of the study was to answer the following questions: Is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for gallbladder stones a safe and effective therapy? (Chapter 2) Is simultaneous treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and the solvent methyl te.rt-butyl ether feasible, safe. and more effective than either treatment alone? (Chapter 3) Is ultrasonography reliable for the evaluation of ESWL-results? (Chapter 4) What proportion of patients, with symptomatic gallbladder stones, is suitable for the current operative and non-operative treatment modalities? (Chapter 5) Is stone recurrence inevitable after gallbladder saving therapies? (Chapter 6) Is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy a safe and effective therapy for common bile duct stones? (Chapter 7) Is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy a safe and effective therapy for pancreatic duct stones? (Chapter 8)
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| Financial support for publication of this thesis was generously provided by: ROGAL (Rotterdam Gallstone Study), Tramedico B.V.. (\f'/eesp, The Netherlands), Lederle B.V. (Etten-Leur, The Netherlands | |
| O.T. Terpstra (Onno) | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/39426 | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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den Toom, R. (1993, June 4). Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of biliary and pancreatic stones . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/39426 |
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