Sonography and biliary extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Sonography and biliary extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Ultrasound is an indispensable tool for preliminary diagnosis ("filter function"), during treatment ("monitoring function") and in the follow-up examinations ("follow-up function") after shock-wave lithotripsy of gallstones. It permits rapid and reliable assessment of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ultraschall in der Medizin 1992-12, Vol.13 (6), p.255-262
Hauptverfasser: Jakobeit, C, Greiner, L, Rebensburg, S, Spelter, M, Schumacher, R, Frenzel, F, Pumplün, B
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Sprache:ger
Schlagworte:
Cholelithiasis - diagnostic imaging
Cholelithiasis - therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Gallstones - diagnostic imaging
Gallstones - therapy
Humans
Lithotripsy
Rupture, Spontaneous
Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:Ultrasound is an indispensable tool for preliminary diagnosis ("filter function"), during treatment ("monitoring function") and in the follow-up examinations ("follow-up function") after shock-wave lithotripsy of gallstones. It permits rapid and reliable assessment of the therapeutic outcome and early identification of complications, which present-day experience has shown to be rare.
ISSN:0172-4614