Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy]

M Sugiyama1, T Muto, Y Atomi

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, First Department of Surgery, Tokyo University.

Nihon Rinsho. Japanese Journal of Clinical Medicine
|July 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Is percutaneous cholecystostomy the optimal treatment for acute cholecystitis in the very elderly?

World journal of surgery·1998
Same author

Diagnosis of anomalous pancreaticobiliary junction: value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.

Surgery·1998
Same author

Purification and characterization of a puromycin-hydrolyzing enzyme from blasticidin S-producing Streptomyces morookaensis.

Journal of biochemistry·1998
Same author

Expression of activin A is increased in cirrhotic and fibrotic rat livers.

Gastroenterology·1998
Same author

Effect of extremely low dose cyclosporine treatment on the thrombocytopenia in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lupus·1998
Same author

Cloning and characterization of a gene (UVR3) required for photorepair of 6-4 photoproducts in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Nucleic acids research·1998
Same journal

[Development of novel therapeutics for multiple myeloma and improvement of drug lag].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
Same journal

[Clinical pharmacy services to patients of immunomodulatory drugs].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
Same journal

[Therapeutic drug monitoring of the new anti-myeloma drugs in the treatment of multiple myeloma].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
Same journal

[Prognostic value of minimal residual disease assessment using next-generation sequencing in multiple myeloma].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
Same journal

[The evaluation of minimal residual disease in multiple myeloma by an allele-specific oligonucleotide real-time PCR].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
Same journal

[Evaluation of minimal residual disease in myeloma by multiparametric flow cytometry].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine·2019
See all related articles

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) effectively treated gallbladder stones in select patients. This safe procedure led to complete stone disappearance within a year for many individuals with specific stone characteristics.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Medical Technology

Context:

  • Gallbladder stones (cholelithiasis) affect a significant portion of the population.
  • Current treatment options for gallstones include surgery and medical management.
  • Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) offers a non-invasive alternative for specific cases.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for treating gallbladder stones.
  • To determine the success rates of ESWL based on stone characteristics and patient selection.

Summary:

  • Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was performed on 84 patients with gallbladder stones.
  • Complete gallstone disappearance was observed within 12 months in 31% of patients with 1-3 radiolucent stones (≤3 cm) and 57% with a solitary stone (≤2 cm, ultrasonographic pattern Ia or Ib).

Related Experiment Videos

  • No major complications were reported, indicating a favorable safety profile.

    • Impact:

    • ESWL is a safe and effective treatment for selected patients with solitary, radiolucent gallbladder stones (≤2 cm, pattern Ia or Ib).
    • This non-invasive approach can be a viable option, potentially reducing the need for more invasive procedures.
    • Further research can explore optimizing patient selection criteria for ESWL.