Percutaneous transhepatic cholecystoscopic gallstone fragmentation: a novel approach for the medically unfit patient?

Management of the surgically unfit patient with symptomatic cholelithiasis can be fraught with difficulty. We describe the case of on such gentleman in whom percutaneous transhepatic cholecystoscopy was used to completely fragment a large gallbladder calculus through the use of a nephroscope and Swi...

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Published in:Irish medical journal 2013-03, Vol.106 (3), p.88-89
Main Authors: Joyce, D P, Thomas, A Z, O'Kelly, F, Malone, D, Quinlan, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Follow-Up Studies
Gallstones - diagnostic imaging
Gallstones - surgery
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Lithotripsy - instrumentation
Lithotripsy - methods
Male
Patient Care Team
Replantation
Risk Factors
Stents
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Management of the surgically unfit patient with symptomatic cholelithiasis can be fraught with difficulty. We describe the case of on such gentleman in whom percutaneous transhepatic cholecystoscopy was used to completely fragment a large gallbladder calculus through the use of a nephroscope and Swiss lithoclast Master.
ISSN:0332-3102