title: [Gallbladder calculi: what therapy of choice?].
abstract: The Authors have analyzed all different methods for the treatment of gallbladder stones which are performed today: the non invasive treatment of the gallstones (oral dissolution therapy and the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy), the minimally invasive procedures (contact dissolution therapy and the cholecystolithotomy) and at the end the new surgical techniques (the "minicholecystectomy" and the laparoscopic cholecystectomy). From this study and their experience, based upon 1346 standard cholecystectomy, the Authors have reached the following conclusions: 1) the cholecystectomy remains the only definitive therapy for the gallbladder stones and it is the gold standard to which must be compared the other alternative therapies; 2) the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, even though introduced recently, would become the only method used for cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milano.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lunghi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belloni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nehchiri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballarini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prestipino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demurtas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Insalaco
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Malacarne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galimberti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
vernacular_title: Calcolosi della colecisti: quale terapia in elezione?