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Holmium laser lithotripsy of a complicated biliary calculus
M Monga1, L L Gabal-Shehab, M Kamarei
1Division of Urology, University of California at San Diego, 92103-8897, USA. mmonga@ucsd.edu
Journal of Endourology
|November 24, 1999
Abstract:
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.