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8446843

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
To establish the value of ultrasound (US) in the follow-up of patients treated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), the results of 484 US examinations of 87 patients were analyzed and related to the results of ESWL. Reliability of US in assessing efficacy was investigated by comparing consecutive US examinations. Unreliable US results were found in 36 patients (41%); in 7 patients US failed to demonstrate fragments. In nine patients (10%) unreliable US findings contributed to delayed retreatment with ESWL. To prevent errors in treatment regimen, verification of US findings is advised in case no fragments or fragments < 5 mm are found. In 22 patients (25%) US findings appeared indicative of hampered stone migration. Only 2 of these 22 patients (9.1%) became free of stones, compared with 32 of the remaining 65 patients (49.3%) (p < 0.01), even though both groups had similar initial stone characteristics and similar time of follow-up. US findings such as a contracted gallbladder or a common bile duct > 7 mm therefore indicate poor efficacy of ESWL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0036-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
197-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
The value of ultrasound in the follow-up of patients treated with biliary lithotripsy. Implications for monitoring patients after nonsurgical therapy of gallbladder stones.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Radiology, Dijkzigt University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article