[Percutaneous choledochoscopic electrohydraulic lithotripsy].
Treatment of biliary stones impacted in the distal, common bile duct is a technical challenge. We report 2 consecutive patients, a woman aged 80 years and a man aged 64, in whom all operative attempts failed. In both, the stone was removed by percutaneous, choledochoscopic, electrohydraulic lithotripsy in a single session. To the best of our knowledge these are the first such cases reported in Israel.
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Dept. of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin.
Zisman
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Scapa
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Halevy
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002768:Choledochostomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged