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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed with incisions of a maximum diameter of 10 mm. The removal of a stone-filled gallbladder at the end of an operation via the 10-mm port needs often-extensive tissue-consuming manipulations for stone removal or minilaparotomy. Stone fragmentation can be achieved by mechanical crushing and by ultrasound-, electrohydraulic-, and tunable dye laser lithotripsy. The clinical employment of the LaparoLith (Baxter Healthcare Corporation), an instrument which allows mechanical fragmentation of stones inside the gallbladder, is presented here. We have used the LaparoLith in nine patients and have been successful in stone fragmentation in seven of these. The LaparoLith seems to be helpful in laparoscopic cholecystectomy, preventing extension of the subnavel incision.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0930-2794
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
LaparoLith. A new instrument for stone fragmentation in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung für Allgemeine Chirurgie und Poliklinik, Universittsklinik Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article