title: [Dissolution of gallbladder lithiasis with methyl-tert-butyl-ether. Preliminary results: 9 cases].
abstract: Nine patients with gallstones were treated by injection of methyl-tert-butyl-ether (MTBE) into the gallbladder. Complete or incomplete dissolution was observed in 5 of the 9 patients. The 4 failures were due to 2 main factors: poor selection of the patients (2 of them had pigment gallstones) and inadequate mixture with the solvent floating above the bile and gallstones. In addition, 4 complications were noted, all of them being resolved by medical treatment. A better selection of the patients and a more efficient technique of MTBE injection should improve these results.
authors.affiliation: Centre médico-chirurgical de l'Alma, Paris.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liguory
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lefèbvre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bonnel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cornud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004987:Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether
vernacular_title: Dissolution de la lithiase vésiculaire par le méthyl-tert-butyl-éther (MTBE). Résultats préliminaires: 9 observations.