Laser-induced Shockwave Lithotripsy of Gallstones
- 1 May 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Endoscopy
- Vol. 18 (03) , 95-96
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1018340
Abstract
With the aid of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with energy transmission via a flexible glass fiber, it proves possible under laboratory conditions, to destroy gallstones reliably and reproducibly, Lithotripsy is effected mechanically via a laser-induced local Shockwave.Keywords
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