title: [Dissolution of a bile duct stone with methyl tert-butyl ether].
abstract: Methyl-t-butylether is a new agent to dissolve gallstones. The substance proves to be very successful and acts very rapidly. A percutaneous transhepatic drainage supplies an adequate access route to dissolve calculi within the bile ducts. We report the case of a patient where before insertion of an internal stent a stone in the common bile duct was dissolved within 3 1/2 hours.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Brambs
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roeren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holstege
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rädecke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004987:Ethers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D011859:Radiography; D012997:Solvents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether
vernacular_title: Auflösung eines Gallengangsteines mit Methyl-tertiärem Butyläther.