title: [Current treatment methods in cholelithiasis: the "Zürcher indications"].
abstract: The increasing number of therapeutic modalities and growing experience in the treatment of gallstones involve continuous changes in the indications and contraindication of each method. The advantages of the conservative, non-surgical and interventional procedures are that patients can become free of symptoms and stones without the use of general anaesthesia or surgery, however, there is the risk of recurrence. On the other hand, invasive surgical methods provide a definitive solution to the problem by removal of the focus, eliminating the risk of recurrent disease. To our opinion, it is important to offer as many therapeutic modalities possible to be selected as individual treatment by patients and physicians.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Gastroenterologie Dept. Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital, Zürich.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ammann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Largiadèr
mesh_terms: D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004987:Ethers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
vernacular_title: Die heutigen Methoden der Behandlung des Gallensteinleidens: Die "Zürcher Indikationen".