title: Percutaneous intracorporeal lithotripsy of biliary calculi.
abstract: The standard management for patients presenting with bile duct calculi is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy with stone retrieval. In failed cases and for intrahepatic duct stones, there are a number of non-operative alternative extraction methods. We describe two cases of percutaneous intracorporeal lithotripsy for biliary calculi and review the literature regarding the indications, complications and success rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. jennykh@gmail.com
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Little
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome