THC:YAG, Ultrasonic, And Electrohydraulic Gallstone Lithotriptors

Jeffrey P. Johnson; Mehmet C. Oz; Michael R. Treat; Roy S. H. Chuck; Stephen L. Trokel

doi:10.1117/12.952042

11 September 1989 THC:YAG, Ultrasonic, And Electrohydraulic Gallstone Lithotriptors

Jeffrey P. Johnson, Mehmet C. Oz, Michael R. Treat, Roy S. H. Chuck, Stephen L. Trokel

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Proceedings Volume 1066, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952042
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

There is considerable interest in methods of dealing with gallstones that would be less invasive than traditional gallbladder surgery. Our group has been especially interested in percutaneous endoscopic or transcatheter methods for performing biliary lithotripsy. We performed an in vitro comparison of three methods for lithotripsy, the thulium-holmium-chromium:YAG laser (THC:YAG), the ultrasonic lithotriptor (UL) and the electrohydraulic lithotriptor (EHL). We concluded that no one modality is clearly superior to the others, but rather that these methods are complementary with each modality having a preferred role.

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Jeffrey P. Johnson, Mehmet C. Oz, Michael R. Treat, Roy S. H. Chuck, and Stephen L. Trokel "THC:YAG, Ultrasonic, And Electrohydraulic Gallstone Lithotriptors", Proc. SPIE 1066, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems, (11 September 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.952042

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