title: [Non-surgical treatment of biliary lithiasis].
abstract: The usefulness of the treatment of the biliary lithiasis with chenodeoxycholic and ursodeoxycholic acids is discussed, including the selection of patients, optimal doses, adverse effects and recurrence of stones. New treatment with methyl tertiary butyl ether and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is evaluated. Endoscopic procedures, eventually combined with ESWL, represent the preferred treatment for patients with bile duct stones.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004987:Ethers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002756:Cholagogues and Choleretics; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D039821:Monoterpenes; D013729:Terpenes; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether; C018655:Rowachol; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid
vernacular_title: Tratamento não cirúrgico da litíase biliar.