Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of pancreatic duct stones and patient factors related to stone disintegration

Stones in the main pancreatic duct (MPD) are difficult to remove by endoscopic devices alone in some patients who have chronic pancreatitis. We treated these patients with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and analyzed the patient factors related to disintegration. Twenty-four patients we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of gastroenterology 2002-05, Vol.37 (5), p.369-375
Hauptverfasser:	Karasawa, Yasuyuki, Kawa, Shigeyuki, Aoki, Yuji, Ochi, Yasuhide, Unno, Hiroshi, Kiyosawa, Kendo, Watanabe, Tomofumi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Calculi - complications Calculi - therapy Chronic Disease Female Humans Lithotripsy - instrumentation Male Middle Aged Pancreatic Ducts Pancreatitis - etiology Pancreatitis - therapy Treatment Outcome
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