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Case Reports
. 1999 Sep;13(7):505-6.
doi: 10.1089/end.1999.13.505.

Holmium laser lithotripsy of a complicated biliary calculus

M Monga  1 , L L Gabal-Shehab, M Kamarei, H D'Agostino
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Holmium laser lithotripsy of a complicated biliary calculus

M Monga et al. J Endourol. 1999 Sep.

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.

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