Open AccessClinical usefulness of transpapillary removal of common bile duct stones by frequency doubled double pulse Nd:YAG laser
Author(s) -
Tae Hyeon Kim,
Hwa-Suk Oh,
Chang-Soo Choi,
Dong Han Yeom,
Suck Chei Choi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2863
Subject(s) - lithotripsy , medicine , laser lithotripsy , common bile duct , balloon catheter , bile duct , laser , surgery , pancreatitis , catheter , balloon dilation , balloon dilatation , balloon , optics , physics
To study the efficacy and the safety of laser lithotripsy without direct visual control by using a balloon catheter in patients with bile duct stones that could not be extracted by standard technique.