Holmium laser lithotripsy of a complicated biliary calculus.
More than 500,000 cholecystectomies are performed annually. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and endoscopic laser lithotripsy have been used for the management of common bile duct calculi, which complicate 10% of cases. We report the first successful clinical application of the Ho:YAG laser to a complex biliary calculus case.
Monga
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Division of Urology, University of California at San Diego, 92103-8897, USA. mmonga@ucsd.edu
Gabal-Shehab
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Kamarei
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D'Agostino
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D000368:Aged; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006695:Holmium; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D006695:Holmium