Shock-wave therapy of gastric outlet syndrome caused by a gallstone

Holl, J.; Sackmann, M.; Hoffmann, R.; Schüssler, P. und Sauerbruch, Tilman (1989): Shock-wave therapy of gastric outlet syndrome caused by a gallstone. In: Gastroenterology, Bd. 97, Nr. 2: S. 472-474

Abstract

A patient with gastric outlet syndrome (Bouveret's syndrome) caused by a large gallstone impacted in the duodenal bulb was successfully treated by extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. Thus, open abdominal surgery could be avoided. For disintegration of the stone, three consecutive lithotripsy procedures were necessary. Thereafter, stone fragments could be extracted endoscopically. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy could become a non-surgical alternative in patients with obstruction of the duodenum caused by a gallstone.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0016-5085
• Signatur: UBM:0700/4 Med.Z 230(97