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1590013

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
In 97 patients with radiolucent solitary gallbladder stones, the density of the calculi was evaluated by computed tomography (CT) prior to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Sixty-three percent of the stones were isodense to bile (mean 48 +/- SD 11 HU), and 37% could be identified on CT-sections (maximal density 105 +/- 46 HU, mean density at the largest cross-section 53 +/- 31 HU). There was a slight trend toward better stone fragmentation and higher clearance rate in patients with isodense stones. However, the probability of complete fragment clearance was not significantly different in stones with a high or low CT-density. From these data we conclude that stone selection for ESWL and adjuvant bile acid therapy in patients with radiolucent solitary stones as assessed by oral cholecystography is only marginally improved by computed tomography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0044-2771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Does computed tomography improve patients selection for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of radiolucent gallbladder stones?
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Department II, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial