title: Current alternatives to open cholecystectomy in the management of gallstones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Leahy
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000465:Algorithms; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004987:Ethers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004987:Ethers; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D012997:Solvents; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether; D014580:Ursodeoxycholic Acid