1994-11-01
Liver fibrosis after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones - A case report
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Surgical Endoscopy: surgical and interventional techniques , Volume 8 - Issue 11 p. 1335- 1337
We encountered significant liver fibrosis in a healthy young patient undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease. Twelve months prior to cholecystectomy the patient underwent multiple extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) sessions with adjuvant oral bile-acid therapy. Since the site of fibrosis corresponded clearly to the shock-wave transmission path, which was in accordance with animal studies, it was concluded that this liver fibrosis was a side effect of biliary ESWL. Based on these findings and the literature, we conclude that further assessment of the long-term safety of ESWL is still warranted, especially in patients undergoing multiple ESWL sessions.
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| doi.org/10.1007/BF00188295, hdl.handle.net/1765/60575 | |
| Surgical Endoscopy: surgical and interventional techniques | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Plaisier, P. W., Hamming, J., van der Hul, R., den Toom, R., & Bruining, H. (1994). Liver fibrosis after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones - A case report. Surgical Endoscopy: surgical and interventional techniques, 8(11), 1335–1337. doi:10.1007/BF00188295 |
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