Percutaneous transhepatic cholecysto-lithotripsy (PTCL).
Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystolithotripsy (PTCL) by laser or ultrasound is a minimally invasive form of treatment for gallstones. All the steps of the procedure can be performed in a single session. In clinical use severe side effects have not been observed.
Wenk
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Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck.
Thomas
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Schmeller
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Lange
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Schildberg
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D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser