Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Gallstones

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of using the Medstone lithotripter to treat single non-calcified gallstones from 4 to 20 mm in diameter.

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Start

2002-05

Primary completion

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Publications

• Background Ertan A. Treatment of gallstones by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002 Apr;97(4):831-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.05738.x. No abstract available.
• Background Ertan A, Hernandez RE, Campeau RJ, Geshner JR, Litwin MS. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and ursodiol versus ursodiol alone in the treatment of gallstones. Gastroenterology. 1992 Jul;103(1):311-6. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(92)91128-q.
• Background Vanderpool D, Jones RC, O'Leary JP, Hamilton JK. Biliary lithotripsy. Am J Surg. 1989 Sep;158(3):194-7. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(89)90251-1.
• Background Sackmann M, Pauletzki J, Sauerbruch T, Holl J, Schelling G, Paumgartner G. The Munich Gallbladder Lithotripsy Study. Results of the first 5 years with 711 patients. Ann Intern Med. 1991 Feb 15;114(4):290-6. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-114-4-290.
• Background Pelletier G, Raymond JM, Capdeville R, Mosnier H, Caroli-Bosc FX. Gallstone recurrence after successful lithotripsy. J Hepatol. 1995 Oct;23(4):420-3. doi: 10.1016/0168-8278(95)80200-2.

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