title: Gallstones: laparoscopic treatment, intracorporeal lithotripsy followed by cholecystostomy or cholecystectomy--a personal technique.
abstract: The authors describe a personal technique for the treatment of gallbladder stones using a laparoscopic approach. They first evacuate the stones with the aid of an intracorporeal ultrasonic lithotriptor (L.U.S. Olympus). They next perform a cholecystostomy or a cholecystectomy. The first 40 cases are reported, and good results were obtained.
authors.affiliation: Cliniques Chirurgicales du Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perissat
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belliard
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002767:Cholecystostomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods