title: Percutaneous transhepatic cholecysto-lithotripsy (PTCL).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wenk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmeller
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Schildberg
mesh_terms: D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser