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2204962

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
Cavitation effects during biliary lithotripsy can produce sonographically visible microbubbles. The relationship between microbubble formation and clinical outcome of gallstone lithotripsy performed with a commercial lithotriptor was studied in 50 treatments in 29 patients. Microbubble formation in bile was a useful predictor of successful stone fragmentation in 31 of 34 treatments. Microbubble formation in the liver correlated with transient hepatocellular damage (as indicated by a twofold rise in serum transaminase levels) immediately after seven of 10 treatments. Advancing the focal volume of the lithotroptor deeper into the patient (placing the stone at the proximal point of the focal zone) may be a useful strategy for reducing hepatic cavitation effects, which appear to be responsible for temporary hepatocellular damage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
177
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Cavitation effects during lithotripsy. Part II. Clinical observations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article