Laser-induced shockwave lithotripsy of gallstones.
With the aid of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with energy transmission via a flexible glass fiber, it proves possible under laboratory conditions, to destroy gallstones reliably and reproducibly. Lithotripsy is effected mechanically via a laser-induced local shockwave.
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Wondrazek
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Hochberger
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D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser