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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
In vitro experiments in an anthropomorphic phantom were performed to clarify the relationship between stone motion, targeting, and fragmentation. Stone motion was minimized by pinning the stone against the dependent wall of a mock gallbladder cavity during shock wave treatment. Fragmentation was most effective (probably due to increased cavitation effects) when the shock wave traversed fluid at the point of its impact with a stone. The results suggest that treatment with the patient in the supine or oblique position may produce a better outcome than treatment in the prone position. Buoyant stones exhibited the greatest motion, which was often to-and-fro in nature. Although restricting the size of the mock gallbladder cavity reduced stone motion, maintaining a 1-cm fluid path was beneficial for achieving optimal pulverization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
176
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship between stone motion, targeting, and fragmentation during experimental biliary lithotripsy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro