title: [Litholysis and lithotripsy of gallstones. State of the art and prospects].
abstract: The combination of dissolution and shockwave treatment for cholesterol stones is successful in 80% of the patients. The indication is strictly limited to cholesterol stones of between ten and thirty millimeters in diameter, or three stones of similar mass. In 80% of common duct stones which cannot be removed by endoscopy, shockwave treatment is a successful adjuvant procedure. It is estimated that recurrent stones will occur in 50% of the cases after five years. As long as the problem of recurrent stones persists, the group of stone carriers suitable for conservative treatment cannot be definitevely defined.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waninger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rädecke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pausch
mesh_terms: D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003840:Deoxycholic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D003840:Deoxycholic Acid; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
vernacular_title: Litholyse und Lithotripsie bei Gallensteinen. Entwicklungsstand und Perspektiven.