Premium
Ultrasonography and biliary extracorporeal shock‐wave lithotripsy
Author(s) -
Jakobeit Christian,
Greiner Lucas
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870210407
Subject(s) - medicine , lithotripsy , ultrasonography , gallbladder , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , gallbladder stone , shock (circulatory) , radiology , shock wave , surgery , mechanics , physics
The results of shock‐wave treatment of gallbladder stones depend to a very high degree on the quality and expertise of ultrasonography applied before, during, and after shock‐wave disintegration of the stones. Ultrasonography is decisive in evaluating the inclusion criteria; it is the method of choice for directing the shockwave energy at the stones and monitoring the disintegration process. It is the only diagnostic modality to really demonstrate the gallbladder being free from stones. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.